# Incident 19900110006629I: Boeing 747151, Detroit, MI, January 10, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1990
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- 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: N602US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90IA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900110006629I

## Narrative

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

DURING LINE CHECK FOUND EVIDENCE OF PRIOR FIRE IN AFT CARGO. NO REPORTS OF FIRE. DETECTION SYSTEM OPERATIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90IA064), Jan 10, 1990: Boeing 747-151 (N602US), Detroit, MI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A FIRE IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS(S).

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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