# Incident 19881217070899I: Boeing 747151, Honolulu, HI, December 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1988, 14:27 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N607US-1994-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-151 (registry code 1384891, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747151
- Reported engine: PWA JT9*
- People aboard: 320
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217070899I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE AT IDLE ENTERED UNRECOVERABLE STALL. FUEL FLOW WOULD NOT RESPOND CORRECTLY. UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE.

## Other reports on N607US (3)

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

- [Incident 19890826045499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826045499I), Aug 26, 1989: Boeing 747151 (N607US), Lihue, HI. Shut down NR3 engine due to low oil quantity. Changed engine since it windmilled for 45 minutes.
- [Incident 19820929058819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820929058819I), Sep 29, 1982: Boeing 747* (N607US), London, UK, Minor damage. An explosion ocurred in #2 engine during takeoff roll. Takeoff aborted. Suspect turbine failure.
- [Incident 19780420011219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420011219I), Apr 20, 1978: Boeing 747/ (N607US), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. On pushback frim gate wheel failed. Damage to brake assembly.

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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