# Incident 19860904051249I: Boeing 747251B, Midway Island, MQ, September 4, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1986, 05:50 local time
- Place: Midway Island, MQ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Aircraft: N613US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N613US-2005-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251B (registry code 1384892, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251B
- People aboard: 341
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19860904051249I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING AFTER CARGO FIRE WARNING. REPLACED DETECTOR, SWITCH, AND FIRE BOTTLE.

## Other reports on N613US (3)

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

- [Incident 19920825041289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825041289I), Aug 25, 1992: Boeing 747251B (N613US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. NR4 engine temperature rise after takeoff. Compressor stall. Fire alarm. Used bottle. Metal in tail pipe.
- [Incident 19860319033029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860319033029I), Mar 19, 1986: Boeing 747251B (N613US), Hoquiam, WA. Lack of attention to inertial navigation procedures caused aircraft to be off course 190 NM. Autopilot in manual.
- [Incident 19840929065079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840929065079I), Sep 29, 1984: Boeing 747251B (N613US), Seattle, WA. #2 Engine showed drop in fuel flow, N1 speed decrease and sharp report. Fuel dumped engine shut down.

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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