# Incident 19881021057639I: Boeing 757251, Detroit, MI, October 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1988, 09:20 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N517US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517US-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-251 (registry code 1384970, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757251
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB211535E437
- People aboard: 116
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021057639I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF NR1 EGT OVERTEMPED. SHUT DOWN AND DEPLOYED EXTINGUISHER. RETURNED, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N517US (1)

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

- [Incident 19880207010259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880207010259I), Feb 7, 1988: Boeing 757251 (N517US), Boston, MA. Engine failed on takeoff due to compressor stall and flame out. Returned. Unable to duplicate engine failure.

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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