# Incident 19870215010389I: Boeing 757251, Memphis, TN, February 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1987, 15:51 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504US-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-251 (registry code 1384970, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757251
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870215010389I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN STABLE CABIN PRESSURE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND REPLACED A PRESSURE REGULATOR.

## Other reports on N504US (2)

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

- [Accident 20030722019949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030722019949A), Jul 22, 2003: Boeing 757251 (N504US), Cleveland, OH. (-23) On July 22, 2003 nwa flt 1142 was climbing through FL290, hit unexpected and unreported code 4 clear air turbulence for approx. 30 seconds. Lead f/a…
- [Incident 19870101004929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870101004929I), Jan 1, 1987: Boeing 757251 (N504US), Omaha, NE. Diverted after smoke detector light came on in midship lavatory. Found a faulty indicator light.

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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