# Incident 19890626041849I: Boeing 747SP21, Honolulu, HI, June 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1989, 17:16 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N149UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149UA-1995-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747SP-21 (registry code 1384802, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747sp-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747SP21
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626041849I

## Narrative

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

NR3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON. DIVERTED TO HONOLULU. NR15 STAGE PNEUMATIC COUPLING LOOSE AND NEAR SENSORS.

## Other reports on N149UA (2)

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

- [Incident 19870720046919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720046919I), Jul 20, 1987: Boeing 747SP21 (N149UA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Encountered severe nose wheel shimmy on landing, cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19870319025359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319025359I), Mar 19, 1987: Boeing 747SP21 (N149UA), Chicago, IL. Second officer passed out en route. Aircraft diverted and ambulance transported crew member to the hospital.

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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