61.2181° N, 149.9003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 21, 1990 · 18:30 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Anchorage International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N630FE
Reported as
Boeing 747124
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.
NR2 rear engine cowl departed on takeoff. Parts hit flap wing and fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
NR2 REAR ENGINE COWL DEPARTED ON TAKEOFF. PARTS HIT FLAP WING AND FUSELAGE.