# N615US: 1971 Boeing 747-251B, registration cancelled 2004-05-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 13, 2004 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 747-251B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251b) (registry code 1384892) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (registry code 52050) - Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE), [TCDS E20EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 20360 - Year built: 1971 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 14, 1977 - Certificate issued: January 26, 1972 - Last registry action: November 18, 2003 - Mode S code: A80324 - 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/N615US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=615US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615US-2004-05-13 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 747-251B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251b.md ## Service difficulty reports (23) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0103026615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0103026615), Aug 19, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. DURING LINE CHECK, EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING EXTINGUISHED AFTER ONLY 70 SECONDS OF TEST PERIOD. REPLACED POWER SUPPLIES M419 AND M422. OPERATIONAL CHECK NO - [SDR 0003396615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0003396615), Sep 14, 2000: SLIDE. RUPTURED. DURING ''L'' CHECK, DOOR 2R SLIDE SCHEDULED FOR CHANGE WAS DEPLOYED FOR NORMAL DEPLOYMENT TEST. SLIDE DEPLOYED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER AN ADDITIONAL (APPRO - [SDR 0003406615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0003406615), Sep 14, 2000: SLIDE. RUPTURED. DURING ''L'' CHECK, DOOR 1R SLIDE SCHEDULED FOR CHANGE WAS DEPLOYED FOR NORMAL DEPLOYMENT TEST. SLIDE DEPLOYED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER AN ADDITIONAL (APPRO - [SDR 9903786615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9903786615), Sep 11, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING CHECK, E ZONE FLOOR PATH EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR 9903486615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9903486615), Aug 15, 1999: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNTIONED. WHILE CHECKING FOR A HYDRAULIC LEAK, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED RESULTING IN DOOR 1L BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FUSELAGE BY THE JETWAY. THE BOEING AOG TEAM - [SDR 9903116615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9903116615), Aug 9, 1999: VIDIO PROJECTOR. FAILED. DURING CLIMB, FUMES EMITTED FROM THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY. TURNED OFF GALLEY POWER AND RETURNED TO NRT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED FIRST CLASS VID - [SDR 9725066615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9725066615), Dec 24, 1997: BEAM. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE OF I-BEAM AT SLOPING PRESSURE DECK OF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL FS 1248, RBL 102 TO 108. REPAIRED PER - [SDR 9724906615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9724906615), Dec 24, 1997: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING ARMAR, FOUND CORROSION ON STR 22R AT FS 1880 TO 1900. REPAIRED PER EA 66-153963. - [SDR 9724966615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9724966615), Oct 15, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING ARMAR, FOUND CRACK IN SKIN AT AFT CORNER OF NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL FS 400. REPAIRED PER EA 66-152945. - [SDR 9724986615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9724986615), Oct 13, 1997: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING ARMAR, FOUND CRACK IN OUTER RING AT BULKHEAD AT FS 140. REPAIRED PER EA 66-152946. - [SDR 9724976615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9724976615), Oct 8, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING ARMAR, FOUND CRACK IN UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM WEB FS 460, RBL 110, WL 300. REPAIRED PER EA 66-152673. - [SDR 9712636615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9712636615), Jun 28, 1997: EPR INDICATION. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AT TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 ENGINE ONLY INDICATED AN EPR OF 1.46. OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. MAINTENANCE VI - [SDR 9712066615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9712066615), Jun 20, 1997: ENGINE. FAILED. ON CLIMBOUT, THE NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSSOR STALLED WITH EPR DOWN TO 1.0 AND EGT IN RED. FOUR MINUTES LATER, ANOTHER STALL OCCURRED AND THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DO - [SDR 9619806615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9619806615), Sep 16, 1996: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. EN ROUTE, THE NR 1 ENIGNE OIL BYPASS FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FL370. CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTINUED TO NRT WITHOUT FU - [SDR 9619136615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9619136615), Aug 29, 1996: SPAR WEB. CRACKED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS AND CORROSION IN THE RIGHT WING FRONT SPAR WEB AT THE UPPER CHORD FSSI 1087. REPAIRED PER EA 66-106376. - [SDR 9616026615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9616026615), Jul 25, 1996: FUEL PUMP. FAILED. DURING DESCENT, THE NR 4 ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE WITH AUTO THROTTLE ON. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS PRECAUTION AND MADE A THREE-ENGINE LANDING WITHOUT FURT - [SDR 9509506615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9509506615), Jun 15, 1995: DOOR. MISSING. DURING DESCENT INTO NRT AT 15,000 FT, A LARGE BANG SOUND AND VIBRATION WAS EXPERIENCED. AFTER LANDING, FOUND THE NR 2 AIR CONDITION PACK ACCESS DOOR PANEL MISSI - [SDR 9506706615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9506706615), Apr 25, 1995: EPR INDICATION. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL BELOW 60 KTS (TPE), THE NR 4 ENGINE HAD SLOW EPR RISE AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. AN EPR CHECK BY THE CREW ON THE TAXIWAY CHECKED OK AND A - [SDR 9505896615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9505896615), Apr 3, 1995: PANEL. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER WING FIBERGLASS PANEL CORRODED AT APPROXIMATELY ILES 338 AND GOING OUTBOARD APPROXIMATELY 24 INCHE - [SDR 9505906615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9505906615), Mar 24, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING PRIODIC CHECK, THE FRAME INNER CHORD WAS FOUND CORRODED ON THE FRAME AT FS 400, STR 26L. THE FRAME INNER CHORD P/N 65B07936-327 IS MADE FROM 7075 EXTRUSI - [SDR 9504496615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9504496615), Mar 21, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN SECTION 41 LOWER LOBE. CRACK IS LOCATED AT STR 28R, FS 460. REMOVED DAMAGED FLANGE, FABRICATED REPAIR, AND INSTALLED. - [SDR 9501996615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9501996615), Feb 7, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, A MIST WAS NOTED COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NRT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN 15 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING. - [SDR 9501706615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9501706615), Jan 31, 1995: EVCB. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TOP OF DESCENT FL410, THE NR 4 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SURGE AND FLAMED-OUT. A RESTART AT FL340 WAS SUCCESSFUL AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL THE REMAINDER OF THE ## NTSB investigations (1) 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 OAK75AP013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP013), Sep 21, 1974: Boeing 747 (N615US), No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), no damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19831127068909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831127068909I), Nov 27, 1983: Boeing 747* (N615US), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. No 1 constant speed drive failed on climbout. Engine shutdown. Failure due to improper servicing. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.