China Airlines B744 at Anchorage on Aug 14th 2026, engine fire
Last Update: October 3, 2026 / 15:08:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
China Airlines
Flight number
CI-5265
Departure
Anchorage, United States
Destination
Taipei, Taiwan
Aircraft Registration
B-18725
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The NTSB rated the occurrence an incident and opened an investigation.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Anchorage about 89 hours (3 days 17 hours) after landing.
On Oct 3rd 2026 the NTSB released their preliminary report summarizing the sequence of events:
According to the pilot, after takeoff at about 5,500ft above mean sea level (MSL), there was an audible fire warning and an "ENG FIRE 3" Engine-Indicating and Crew-Alerting System (EICAS) warning indication illuminated. The crew discharged one fire extinguishing bottle and shutdown the No. 3 engine. During the inflight shutdown procedure, electrical AC Bus Tie 3 tripped and electrical AC Bus 3 de-energized, which resulted in the left-hand autopilot disengaging and the loss of multiple instruments on the captain’s side. The crew engaged the Center autopilot and declared Mayday with air traffic control (ATC). ATC vectored the airplane to a holding pattern to jettison fuel prior to landing, but the fuel jettison control system failed. With the No. 3 engine fire warning no longer illuminated following discharge of the fire extinguishing bottle, the airplane remained in a holding pattern to burn enough fuel to be under the overweight landing limits at PANC. The airplane landed uneventfully approximately two hours after takeoff.
A post incident examination of the airplane by maintenance personnel revealed fire damage to a lower section of the left-hand engine cowl and evidence of an undercowl fire on the left-hand side of the engine.
...
A pressurization check of the fuel manifolds with nitrogen gas revealed a crack in the left-hand (inboard) fuel manifold tube, located adjacent to fuel nozzle number 24 at approximately the 9 o’clock position on the engine. The engine was later removed from the airplane and shipped to an engine repair and overhaul facility for further examination.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
China Airlines
Flight number
CI-5265
Departure
Anchorage, United States
Destination
Taipei, Taiwan
Aircraft Registration
B-18725
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source
You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.
Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!
Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.
Send tip
Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.
Related articles
Fleet type match
China Airlines B744 at Taipei on Aug 29th 2020, burst tyre on departure
A China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-18725 performing freight flight CI-5198 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was…
Fleet type match
China Airlines B744 near Whitehorse on Apr 18th 2026, smoke indication on board
A China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-18721 performing flight CI-5239 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Anchorage,AK (USA), was enroute…
Fleet type match
China Airlines A359 at Amsterdam on Oct 4th 2025, tyre deflation problem
A China Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration B-18901 performing flight CI-73 (dep Oct 3rd 2025) from Taipeh (Taiwan) to Amsterdam (Netherlands),…
Fleet type match
China Airlines B738 at Busan on Jun 12th 2025, landed on wrong runway
A China Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-18661 performing flight CI-186 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Busan (South Korea), was cleared to land on…
Fleet type match
China Airlines A21N near Hong Kong on May 24th 2025, engine problem
A China Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration B-18111 performing flight CI-851 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Chiang Mai (Thailand), was enroute at FL340…
Fleet type match
China Airlines A359 over South China Sea on Apr 13th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A China Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration B-18908 performing flight CI-753 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Singapore (Singapore), was enroute at FL390…
Newest articles
Fleet type match
China Airlines B744 at Anchorage on Aug 14th 2026, engine fire
A China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-18725 performing flight CI-5265 from Anchorage,AK (USA) to Taipei (Taiwan) with 4 crew, was…
Fleet type match
Flydubai B38M near Tabuk on Sep 30th 2026, fight in the cockpit, first officer under investigation for suspected suicide attempt
A FlyDubai Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration A6-FKF performing flight FZ-1073 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Tel Aviv (Israel) with 174 passengers…
Subscribe today
Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.
Pick your plan and subscribePartner
ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.
SafetyScan Pro provides streamlined access to thousands of aviation accident reports. Tailored for your safety management efforts. Book your demo today
AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American AirlinesUnited
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways