# Incident 19890319016379I: Boeing 747251F, Anchorage, AK, March 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1989, 09:48 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629US-2021-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251F (registry code 1384898, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890319016379I

## Narrative

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

POPPING NOISE IN CABIN ON CLIMBOUT. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED. CARGO DOOR RETAINER BAR UNLOCKED DUE SHEARED DOOR PIN

## Other reports on N629US (2)

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

- [Incident 20001015016649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001015016649I), Oct 15, 2000: Boeing 747251F (N629US), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) During the takeoff roll the crew experienced excessive airframe vibration and aborted the takeoff at 148 knots prior to reaching V1 speed of 164 knots.…
- [Incident 19840414027019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840414027019I), Apr 14, 1984: Boeing 747* (N629US), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Engine fire warning light came on. Fire bottles used. Engine shut down. Fuel leak in right raceway.

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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