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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747* · Detroit, MI · July 11, 1979

Date: July 11, 1979 · 10:38 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Metro
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWA
Aircraft: N610US
Reported as: Boeing 747*
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9*
People aboard: 55
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N610USRegistration cancelled Nov 23, 1994 · Boeing 747-151S/N 19787 Airframe modelBoeing 747-151

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Za zk returned due to sparks and flames out of tailpipe. Engine contaminated with metal.

As the FAA filed it

ZA ZK RETURNED DUE TO SPARKS AND FLAMES OUT OF TAILPIPE. ENGINE CONTAMINATED WITH METAL.

Other reports on N610US · 3

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

Incident 19920804048409IForced/Precautionary Landing · Honolulu, HIHad NR3 engine fire warning after takeoff. Used fire bottle. Dumped fuel. Returned. Replaced engine.Aug 4, 1992 · Minor damage Incident 19870102039029INormal Cruise · Midway, MQEncountered clear air turbulence over pacific ocean. Injuries to flight attendants.Jan 2, 1987 · Minor damage Accident 19810211088049AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Fargo, NDAircraft's wingtip struck jet way as it was pulling away from terminal. Pilot was relying on wing walker.Feb 11, 1981 · Substantial damage