# Incident 19870604032799I: Boeing 747284B, St Louis, MO, June 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305TW-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-284B (registry code 1384862, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-284b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747284B
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 41
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870604032799I

## Narrative

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

AN ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN DESCENT DUE TO HIGH EGT.  FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS LATER REPLACED.

## Other reports on N305TW (1)

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

- [Incident 19920225025082I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920225025082I), Feb 25, 1992: Boeing 747284B (N305TW), New York, NY, Minor damage. Twa parked in run-up area. Air france cleared to taxi past. Its wing tip contacted twa wing tip. Returned to gate.

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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