# Incident 19810801054289I: Boeing 747121, Agana, Guam, August 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1981, 15:43 local time
- Place: Agana, Guam
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 13.4742° N, 144.7478° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagåtña, GU, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.4742&lon=144.7478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PA-1991-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-121 (registry code 1384871, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747121
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 318
- 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/19810801054289I

## Narrative

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

CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN #4 ENGINE DUE TO HIGH TEMP INDICATION. MAINTENANCE COULD FIND NO MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N739PA (1)

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

- [Accident 19881221055379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221055379A), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 747121 (N739PA), Lockerbie, SK, Destroyed, 275 fatal. No communication with the crew. Reports suggest inflight failure shortly after departure.

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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