# Accident 19870211003519A: Boeing 747122, Detroit, MI, February 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1987, 23:17 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 42.2203° N, 83.3508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2203&lon=-83.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4718U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4718U-1998-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-122 (registry code 1384872, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747122
- People aboard: 222
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,997 total, 7,043 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870211003519A

## Narrative

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

BOMB THREAT CAUSED NON SCHEDULED LANDING AND EVACUATION. SOME SLIDES FAILED, ONE DETACHED BY ERROR. SEVERAL INJURED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA081), Feb 12, 1987: Boeing 747-122 (N4718U), Detroit, MI, no damage

## Other reports on N4718U (2)

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

- [Incident 19861024079641I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861024079641I), Oct 24, 1986: Boeing 747122 (N4718U), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. During turn onto taxiway, right wingtip struck rudder of N607AW.
- [Incident 19830419020189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830419020189I), Apr 19, 1983: Boeing 747122 (N4718U), Chicago, IL. Turning into the gate area from taxiway the jet blast from engine overturned a parked food truck.

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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