# Incident 19890826045499I: Boeing 747151, Lihue, HI, August 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1989, 07:55 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 21.9722° N, 159.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9722&lon=-159.3560&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 JT9D7A
- People aboard: 385
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826045499I

## Narrative

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

SHUT DOWN NR3 ENGINE DUE TO LOW OIL QUANTITY. CHANGED ENGINE SINCE IT WINDMILLED FOR 45 MINUTES.

## Other reports on N607US (3)

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

- [Incident 19881217070899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217070899I), Dec 17, 1988: Boeing 747151 (N607US), Honolulu, HI. NR1 engine at idle entered unrecoverable stall. Fuel flow would not respond correctly. Unable to find cause.
- [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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