# Incident 19810828066119I: Boeing 747135, Gander, CN, August 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1981, 01:55 local time
- Place: Gander, CN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Aircraft: N621US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621US-1995-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-268F (registry code 1384885, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-268f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747135
- People aboard: 284
- 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/19810828066119I

## Narrative

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

CABIN WALL FIRE FROM EXPLODING WINDOW LIGHT BALLAST.

## Other reports on N621US (3)

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

- [Incident 19900807057449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807057449I), Aug 7, 1990: Boeing 747* (N621US), Detroit, MI. NR1 engine oil quantity problems. Shut down and diverted for landing. After taxiing,several tires were flat.
- [Incident 19800212030209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212030209I), Feb 12, 1980: Boeing 747/ (N621US), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. On push back from gate by tug, the left wing contacted the lower rudder tab of the other aircraft.
- [Incident 19790807029609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807029609I), Aug 7, 1979: Boeing 747/ (N621US), Boston, MA. Compressor stall with full scale EGT reading preceded shutdown. Dumped fuel, uneventful landing.

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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