# Incident 19810914069899I: Boeing 747151, Sioux Falls, SD, September 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1981, 11:46 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Minneapolis St Pa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 43.5500° N, 96.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-96.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N604US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N604US-1994-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-151 (registry code 1384891, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747151
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 203
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914069899I

## Narrative

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

COMPRESSOR STALL AND ENGINE FIRE NR4 ENGINE, USED EXTINGUISHERS, LANDED OK. NR2 BEARING AND NR4 GEAR BOX FAILURE.

## Other reports on N604US (4)

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

- [Incident 19910822046199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822046199I), Aug 22, 1991: Boeing 747151 (N604US), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Fire in NR4 engine on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Evacuated passengers. Number 5L slide did not operate.
- [Incident 19900603049429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900603049429I), Jun 3, 1990: Boeing 747151 (N604US), Great Falls, MT. Burnt plastic odor inflight. Donned masks and descended. Smoke form center console.
- [Incident 19851027069019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027069019I), Oct 27, 1985: Boeing 747151 (N604US), New York, NY. Aborted takeoff due to compressor stall. Mechanic pinned by nose gear doors on taxiway as pilot retracted the flaps
- [Incident 19820511022889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820511022889I), May 11, 1982: Boeing 747* (N604US), San Francisco, CA. Bomb threat on lavatory mirror. On landing, passenger evacuation delayed by ground crew. Traffic delayed. No bomb.

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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