Kalitta B744 enroute on Oct 2nd 2021, engine shut down in flight and later restarted

Last Update: November 15, 2021 / 17:26:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Kalitta Air

Flight number
K4-652

Departure
Anchorage, United States

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N402KZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Kalitta Air Boeing 747-400, registration N402KZ performing flight K4-652 from Anchorage,AK to Miami,FL (USA), was enroute at FL330 about one hour into the flight when the crew observed that the #1 engine (CF6, left outboard) was being fed from the #1 main fuel tank rather than the inboard tanks as selected, the #1 crossfeed valve appeared to be in the closed position with the crew being unable to select it into the open position. As this was insufficient to supply fuel to the engine for the remainder of the flight, the crew consulted with the company operations center. The engine was shut down, the aircraft descended to FL290, the decision was made to continue the flight to destination. When the fuel remaining in the #1 main fuel tank was sufficient to supply the engine for the rest of the flight, the crew performed an inflight re-start of the engine and continued the flight without further incident for a safe landing in Miami.

The Canadian TSB reported: "Company maintenance subsequently replaced the #1 engine crossfeed valve actuator."
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Kalitta Air

Flight number
K4-652

Departure
Anchorage, United States

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N402KZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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