# Incident 19980308018179I: Fokker F28MK4000, Portland, OR, March 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1998, 10:55 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491US-2006-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK4000 (registry code 4990810, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK4000
- People aboard: 73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980308018179I

## Narrative

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

MMEL PER MEL CAUSED FUEL IMBALANCE. RETURNED. REVISED MEL PROCEDURES AND OPS.

## Other reports on N491US (1)

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

- [Incident 19990701022179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990701022179I), Jul 1, 1999: Fokker F28MK4000 (N491US), Fresno, CA. (From -23) on 07-01-1999, at approx. 0730 am PDT, F-28 MK4000, N491US, qxea-operated flight 2188 departed fat to sea tec. When climbing after take off, utility…

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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