# Incident 19870214039109I: Boeing 747121, San Francisco, CA, February 14, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1987, 18:21 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 37.6188° N, 122.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6188&lon=-122.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747121
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 242
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,578 total, 7,306 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870214039109I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 3 ENGINE STALLED WITH A LOUD NOISE AND FLAMES ON TAKEOFF.  FUEL DUMPED, RETURNED. ENGINE OVERTEMP ON 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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