# Incident 19790731014129I: Boeing 747*, Detroit, MI, July 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1979, 07:36 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N618US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251F (registry code 1384898, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747*
- 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/19790731014129I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AFTER FIRE WARNING.  FOUND PIECE OF WOOD JAMMED INSIDE ENGINE COWLING.

## Other reports on N618US (4)

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

- [Incident 20050824029339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050824029339I), Aug 24, 2005: Boeing 747251F (N618US), Fairbanks, AK. (-23) [privacy data omitted] flt 907 jfk to anc declared emergency and diverted to fai due to smoke in the cockpit. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 20040825019119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040825019119I), Aug 25, 2004: Boeing 747251F (N618US), New York, NY, Minor damage. (-23) The #2 engine had a fire while taxiing into the gate with fire light illuminated and fire bell. The #2 engine was shutdown and the left engine fire…
- [Incident 19881109061179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881109061179I), Nov 9, 1988: Boeing 747251F (N618US), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Found strut door and tire pieces on runway after takeoff. Returned. Replaced wheels and brake assemblies.
- [Incident 19841205071919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841205071919I), Dec 5, 1984: Boeing 747251F (N618US), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Pieces of brake assembly on ramp after flight left. Aircraft landed safely. NR4 wheel brake assemblies failed..

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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