# Incident 19810128010079I: Boeing 747251B, Anchorage, MN, January 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1981
- Place: Anchorage, MN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Aircraft: N627US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N627US-2008-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251B (registry code 1384892, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251B
- Reported engine: PWA JT9*
- People aboard: 108
- 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/19810128010079I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO OIL LEAK FROM FUEL OIL COOLER.

## Other reports on N627US (3)

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

- [Accident 20050819020349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050819020349A), Aug 19, 2005: Boeing 747251B (N627US), Agana, Guam, Substantial damage. (-23) About 2 miles out on a visual approach to pgum, pilot reported a problem, initiated a go-around and requested to circle off shore. Thereafter, he…
- [Incident 19970126017519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970126017519I), Jan 26, 1997: Boeing 747251B (N627US), Tokyo, JA, Substantial damage. Narrative: on January 26, 1997 northwest flight 20, a Boeing 747-251B, registration #N627US, experienced a number one engine failure 20 to 30 seconds into the…
- [Incident 19800412037999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412037999I), Apr 12, 1980: Boeing 747/ (N627US), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to takeoff warning horn.

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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