# Incident 19900815049449I: Boeing 747122, Honolulu, HI, August 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1990, 16:00 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: N4727U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4727U-1998-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-122 (registry code 1384872, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747122
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D3A
- People aboard: 428
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,182 total, 692 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815049449I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF OIL ON NR1 ENGINE. SHUT DOWN AND HEADED FOR HONOLULU WITHOUT CLEARANCE. AFT SEAL HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N4727U (4)

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

- [Incident 19830521028699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521028699I), May 21, 1983: Boeing 747122 (N4727U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Blew a tire on takeoff. Continued to destination. Replaced no. 5 and no. 6 tires.
- [Incident 19800910082649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910082649I), Sep 10, 1980: Boeing 747122 (N4727U), Honolulu, HI. Flight attendant struck on the head by overhead bin door. Latch was faulty, and bin was overloaded.
- [Incident 19800505050759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505050759I), May 5, 1980: Boeing 747122 (N4727U), Chicago, IL. Aircraft returned to gate due to anti-skid inop. Light on. Number 5 front brake anti-skid found inop.
- [Incident 19790914035389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790914035389I), Sep 14, 1979: Boeing 747122 (N4727U), Chicago, IL. Aircraft returned to field with hydraulic flap problem. Due to failed right outboard flap system transmitter.

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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