21.3069° N, 157.8583° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 5, 1981 · 15:15 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N716U
Reported as
Boeing 747122
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9D3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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.
Power loss on all four engines at FL 390. Restarted at FL 260 by emergency procedures. Possible late fuel heat.
As the FAA filed it
POWER LOSS ON ALL FOUR ENGINES AT FL 390. RESTARTED AT FL 260 BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. POSSIBLE LATE FUEL HEAT.