# Incident 19780313014609I: Boeing 747151, Minneapolis, MN, March 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1978
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603US-1999-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-151 (registry code 1384891, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747151
- People aboard: 107
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313014609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOUD NOISE DURING TAKEOFF ABORTED. ON SUBSEQUENT CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. COMPRESSORS DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N603US (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960314008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960314008519I), Mar 14, 1996: Boeing 747151 (N603US), Pacific Ocean, CA. Narrative: at FL330 @ 84MACH in clear air s/o turbulence nos. 1 and 4 engines flamed out simultaneously. Restarted #4 on first attempt and #1 on second…
- [Incident 19920202005609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920202005609I), Feb 2, 1992: Boeing 747151 (N603US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. NR3 engine fire en route. Shut down. Landed safely. Fire in area of combustion chamber drain line.
- [Incident 19890826045509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826045509I), Aug 26, 1989: Boeing 747151 (N603US), Honolulu, HI. Shut down NR2 engine en route due to low oil pressure. Found oil screen was clogged.
- [Incident 19850619042979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619042979I), Jun 19, 1985: Boeing 747151 (N603US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. During takeoff aircraft settled and tail struck runway. Continued to destination.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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