# Incident 19990613024169I: Boeing 757251, Little Rock, AR, June 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1999, 11:20 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515US-2009-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-251 (registry code 1384970, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757251
- Reported engine: PWA PW2037
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990613024169I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 1999, AT 1120 CDT, N515US, A BOEING 757, OPERATING AS FLIGHT 946 BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES, ENROUTE TO MEMPHIS FROM SEATTLE, DIVERTED TO LITTLE ROCK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AFTER SHUTTLING DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OIL PUMP SCAVENGE MANIFOLD CRACKED. NORTHWEST MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARRIVED FROM MEMPHIS AND REPLACED THE OIL MANIFOLD LINE, PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK AND APPROVED THE AIRCRAFT FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N515US (2)

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

- [Incident 19960925037959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925037959I), Sep 25, 1996: Boeing 757251 (N515US), Edmonton Albert, CN. Narrative: engine flameout during climb from 240 to 370 at approx. 310 without warning. Vibrations noted during engine wind down. No eicas status messages…
- [Incident 19870618054339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870618054339I), Jun 18, 1987: Boeing 757251 (N515US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Over rotated aircraft on takeoff. Tail strike with scrape.

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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