37.6188° N, 122.3754° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 25, 1990 · 07:05 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N619US
Reported as
Boeing 747251F
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9D7F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR4 engine fire warning. Discharged bottles. Helicoil stripped out and stud found in bottom of cowling.
As the FAA filed it
NR4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. DISCHARGED BOTTLES. HELICOIL STRIPPED OUT AND STUD FOUND IN BOTTOM OF COWLING.