# Incident 20020217003559I: Boeing 747251B, Obyan, Northern Mariana Islands, February 17, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2002, 16:50 local time
- Place: Obyan, Northern Mariana Islands
- Airport: Saipan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Aircraft: N624US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N624US-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251B (registry code 1384892, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251B
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7Q
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 3,248 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020217003559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NASAP REPORT "ARR'ED IN SPN-OVERCAST SKIES AND LIGHT RAIN. WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 070 AT 21 KNOTS. ILS APP'CH TO RWY 07. MIN AUTOBRAKES SELECTED FOR WET RUNWAY. RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT WAS SIGHTED ON A 4 MILE FINAL. ALL SOPA PROC'S WERE OBSERVED. A/C TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY AT VREF SPEED. FO FELT FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE SLUGGISH ON APPROACH. 2ND OFFICER DURING PREFLIGHT FOR THE NEXT LEG FOUND THAT THE LEFT I/B FLAP CANOE WAS EXTENDED. MX CALLED, OBSERVED A BROKEN FLAP CANOE. NW AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR PER TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON 3/8/02, STATED THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE LATE NOTICE OF POSSIBLE HARD LANDING AND FLAPS MAY HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TOO EARLY (FDR WAS NOT PULLED IN TIME). SEVERAL CABIN PANELS AND ONE 02 MASK DROPPED DURING LANDING. APMI STATED NTSB SAID NO NEED TO PULL FDR IF THEY DO A HARD LANDING INSP WHICH THEY DID. APMI STATED NONE OF THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE FOUND FATIGUED AND IT APPEARED THAT ALL THE PARTS IN QUESTION FAILED SAME TIME BY OUTSIDE FORCES. A/C HAD 19 CYCLES OUT OF C-CHECK WITH DEFECTS IN A/C LOG OF SLUGGISH CONTROLS.

## Other reports on N624US (2)

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

- [Incident 19920316009869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920316009869I), Mar 16, 1992: Boeing 747251B (N624US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Left wing struck properly parked jetway bridge while parking. Ground personnel issued stop order too late.
- [Incident 19790817031729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817031729I), Aug 17, 1979: Boeing 747/ (N624US), Boston, MA. Engine shutdown due to compressor stalls and high EGT. Engine vane bleed control changed.

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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