# NTSB Accident NYC02FA160
> **Boeing 747-256** · 2002-08-11 · Jamaica, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC02FA160
- **Event ID:** 20020826X01462
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-11
- **Location:** Jamaica, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.63972, -73.778892
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 35
- **Uninjured:** 349
- **Total aboard:** 386
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 747-256
- **Registration:** EC-DNP
- **FAR Part:** 129
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An accessory gearbox fire of the number 2 engine, due to hot air bypassing a damaged compressor air seal stack, which resulted in an emergency evacuation.

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