# Incident 19810817060409I: Boeing 747*, Honolulu, HI, August 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1981, 10:54 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4728U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4728U-1999-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-122 (registry code 1384872, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747*
- People aboard: 424
- 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/19810817060409I

## Narrative

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

ZR INFLIGHT FIRE IN LAVATORY TRASH BIN EXTINGUISHED BY CABIN CREW. NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N4728U (1)

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

- [Incident 19890112015789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890112015789I), Jan 12, 1989: Boeing 747122 (N4728U), Honolulu, HI. Aborted 2 takeoffs due to asymetrical power. Took off and landed. 8 tires went flat due to overheat while taxiing.

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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