# Incident 19960314008519I: Boeing 747151, Pacific Ocean, CA, March 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pacific Ocean, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Aircraft: N603US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603US-1999-05-27) (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: 415
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,163 total, 6,785 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960314008519I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT FL330 @ 84MACH IN CLEAR AIR S/O TURBULENCE NOS. 1 AND 4 ENGINES FLAMED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. RESTARTED #4 ON FIRST ATTEMPT AND #1 ON SECOND ATTEMPT. FUEL PANEL WAS CONFIGURED MAIN TANK 2 & 3 TO ALL 4 ENGINES, CTR OVER/JETT PUMPS OFF, SCAVENGE PUMP ON. HAD BEEN IN THIS CONFIGURATION FOR 10 MIN PRIOR TO FLAME OUT. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO NRT W/ NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. NO NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N603US (4)

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

- [Incident 19920202005609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920202005609I), Feb 2, 1992: Boeing 747151 (N603US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. NR3 engine fire en route. Shut down. Landed safely. Fire in area of combustion chamber drain line.
- [Incident 19890826045509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826045509I), Aug 26, 1989: Boeing 747151 (N603US), Honolulu, HI. Shut down NR2 engine en route due to low oil pressure. Found oil screen was clogged.
- [Incident 19850619042979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619042979I), Jun 19, 1985: Boeing 747151 (N603US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. During takeoff aircraft settled and tail struck runway. Continued to destination.
- [Incident 19780313014609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313014609I), Mar 13, 1978: Boeing 747151 (N603US), Minneapolis, MN. Loud noise during takeoff aborted. On subsequent climb out the engine was shut down. Compressors damaged.

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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