# Incident 19790711018919I: Boeing 747*, Detroit, MI, July 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1979, 10:38 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWA
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N610US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N610US-1994-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-151 (registry code 1384891, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747*
- Reported engine: PWA JT9*
- People aboard: 55
- 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/19790711018919I

## Narrative

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

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 19920804048409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920804048409I), Aug 4, 1992: Boeing 747151 (N610US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Had NR3 engine fire warning after takeoff. Used fire bottle. Dumped fuel. Returned. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19870102039029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870102039029I), Jan 2, 1987: Boeing 747151 (N610US), Midway, MQ, Minor damage. Encountered clear air turbulence over pacific ocean. Injuries to flight attendants.
- [Accident 19810211088049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810211088049A), Feb 11, 1981: Boeing 747* (N610US), Fargo, ND, Substantial damage. Aircraft's wingtip struck jet way as it was pulling away from terminal. Pilot was relying on wing walker.

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.

---
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.