# N601US: Boeing 747-151, registration cancelled 2001-03-27 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 27, 2001 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 747-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (registry code 1384891) - Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 19778 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: May 13, 1970 - Last registry action: June 15, 1999 - Mode S code: A7CCC9 - Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 44.8873° N, 93.1924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=601US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601US-2001-03-27 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 747-151: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151.md ## Service difficulty reports (28) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0000806601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000806601), Mar 4, 2000: ENGINE. BIRD STRIKE. WHILE CLIMBING AT 2000 FT AGL, THE NR 1 ENGINE SUSTAINED A BIRSTRIKE. THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED AND WAS SHUT DOWN. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MSP LANDING WITHOU - [SDR 0000466601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000466601), Feb 25, 2000: SLIDE. DEPLOYED. DURING LINE CHECK, DOOR 1R EVACUATION SLIDE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. REPLACED DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE AND SLIDE, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR 9810326601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9810326601), Oct 28, 1998: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. DURING CRUISE AT FL390, THE NR 4 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO FL330 AND THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED PER COM. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDE - [SDR 9809346601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9809346601), May 15, 1998: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. WHILE AT CRUISE FL330 AND IN LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE, THE NR 2 ENGINE APPEARED TO ROLL BACK TO IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENT. ENGINE - [SDR 9721316601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9721316601), Oct 21, 1997: SPAR WEB. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LEADING EDGE FORWARD SPAR WEB AT FS 1521 AT LOWER SPAR CHORD. REPAIRED PER EA 66-152528. - [SDR 9710126601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710126601), May 22, 1997: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. NR 4 ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT FL370 WITH IGNITION OFF AND CONDITIONS CALM. RESTART AT FL290 OK. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST, FOUND - [SDR 9709386601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9709386601), May 13, 1997: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAXI, THE NR 4 ENGINE EGT WENT TO TOP OF GAUGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 TO 120 SECONDS. ALSO, NR 4 ENGINE OIL RPESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO FIRE WAR - [SDR 9708916601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9708916601), May 6, 1997: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND LEFT 'A' ZONE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT 5B, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR 9705416601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9705416601), Mar 11, 1997: PANEL. CRACKED. DURING CLIMB, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT HAND WING LEADING EDGE UPPER SKIN PANEL 6 FEET FROM FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NRT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCID - [SDR 9623916601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9623916601), Nov 8, 1996: PRBC. MALFUNCTIONED. AT TOP OF DESCENT, THE NR 4 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A MILD COMPRESSOR STALL. AS EGT STARTED TO CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 850 DEGREES, CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE, SHUT - [SDR 9613716601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9613716601), Jun 23, 1996: OVERHEAT WIRE. FAILED. DURING CLIMB, THE NR 3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES AND LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURN - [SDR 9608146601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9608146601), Apr 9, 1996: BLEED CONTL VLV. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING APPROACH, THE NR 4 ENGINE STALLED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. WHEN ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, THE NR 4 EGT ROSE TO 760 DEGREES AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN FO - [SDR 9606746601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9606746601), Mar 20, 1996: CONDITION MOTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAXIING, THE NR 3 ENGINE EXPERIENCED HOT START AND EGT CLIMBED TO 900 DEGREES. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURT - [SDR 9605636601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605636601), Mar 2, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1960, STR 29R - STR 42R. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N 65B07000-9) PER EA 66-99465. - [SDR 9605626601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605626601), Mar 1, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE BS 1416 FRAME TO STRINGER TIE FITTING, 28 INCHES BELOW THE CEILING IN THE LEFT BODY GEAR WHEELWELL. REPLACED FITTING. - [SDR 9607446601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9607446601), Feb 29, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT FSSI 1453. REPAIRED RIB (P/N 65B07848-5) PER EA 66-99441. - [SDR 9605606601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605606601), Feb 29, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE BULK CARGO DOOR FORWARD LOWER CORNER FRAME. REPAIRED FRAME (P/N 65B07094-1) PER EA 66-99453. - [SDR 9605596601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605596601), Feb 28, 1996: SILL. CRACKED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK AND CORROSION IN THE DOOR 5R LOWER SILL CHORD BS 2280. REPAIRED CHORD (P/N 65B04423-2) PER EA 66-99546. - [SDR 9605196601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605196601), Feb 26, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND A 2.125 INCH CRACK IN THE NR 4 RIGHT DOOR FORWARD SIDE CUTOUT FITTING BS 1668, 8 INCHES ABOVE THE THRESHOLD. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-1 - [SDR 9604706601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9604706601), Feb 19, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE BS 1480 BULKHEAD TO THE KEEL BEAM TORQUE BOX DRAG FITTING IN THE RIGHT BODY LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL. REPLACED FITTING. - [SDR 9605426601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605426601), Feb 15, 1996: BLKHD WEB. CRACKED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE BS 400 BULKHEAD WEB LBL 41 AT THE UPPER INBOARD CORNER OF THE LEFT CUTOUT. REPAIRED THE WEB (P/N 65B07936) PER EA 66-99395. - [SDR 9601476601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9601476601), Jan 20, 1996: SELECTOR VALVE. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR AND FLAPS CHECKED UP, NR 4 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY INDICATION ILLUMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED COCKPIT OPERATING PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO NRT. - [SDR 9601396601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9601396601), Jan 19, 1996: HYD SWIVEL. BROKEN. DURING CLIMB, AIRCRAFT LOST HYDRAULIC QUANTITY ON THE NR 4 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NRT AND LANDED WITHOUT IN - [SDR 9518366601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9518366601), Nov 17, 1995: CSD OIL COOLER. LEAKING. AT FL 350, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. BOTH A AND B NACELLE TEMPERATURES AT 9 DEGREES AND RISING, NR 2 GENERATOR FIELD AND PRESSURE LIGHTS INC - [SDR 9518046601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9518046601), Nov 14, 1995: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. DURING DESCENT, THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. ALSO, ALTERNATE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE FLAPS. CREW LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH OUTBOARD FLAPS AT 25 DEGR - [SDR 9511176601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511176601), Jul 24, 1995: ENGINE. FLAMED-OUT. DURING CRUISE, THE NR 4 ENGINE FLAMED-OUT. RELIGHT WAS OK AND THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. FUEL PRESSURE CHECKED OK AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLA - [SDR 9503446601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9503446601), Mar 4, 1995: CADC. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 AND NR 3 INS FAILED. CREW FOLLOWED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL AND RETURNED TO NRT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 CADC AND PERFORMED BITE AND L - [SDR 9503006601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9503006601), Feb 21, 1995: TR UNIT. INOPERATIVE. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NR 4 ENGINE REMAINED IN REVERSE RESULTING IN A COMPRESSOR STALL AND OVERTEMP. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO TH ## NTSB investigations (3) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA73AM050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM050), Apr 26, 1973: Boeing 747 (N601US), Tallahassee, FL, no damage - [NTSB SEA72IS014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72IS014), Oct 9, 1971: Boeing 747 (N601US), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage - [NTSB MKC70IK065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70IK065), May 26, 1970: Boeing 747 (N601US), Salina, KS, incident, minor damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 19921129054919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921129054919I), Nov 29, 1992: Boeing 747151 (N601US), Minneapolis, MN. NR4 fire warning on NR4 engine. Shut engine down. Normal landing. Found NR4 engine oil tank cap mising. - [Incident 19890907063139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890907063139I), Sep 7, 1989: Boeing 747151 (N601US), Manila, RP. Unable to get one gear down. Elected to land with nose and body main gear down and wing gear up. - [Incident 19830505032279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830505032279I), May 5, 1983: Boeing 747151 (N601US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Fiberglass honeycomb panel between fuselage and pylon on left wing cracked. Had light turbulence. 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