N618US
Boeing 747-251F · built 1975
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2007, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Airlines NW | 2006 | 2007 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
- January 9, 1988Accident
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF AILERON CTL WHEN ICE FORMED AROUND AILERON CONTROL CABLES AND RESTRICTED THEIR MOVEMENT. WATER DRAINING THROUGH OPEN PLENUM DRAINS IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL FROZE WHEN EXPOSED TO BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT 35,000 FT. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO REGAIN LIMITED CONTROL BY USING VERY HEAVY CONTROL INPUTS.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file
Worst recorded outcome: no damage.
- September 24, 2005Incident
A05W0203: A Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-251F (N618US), operating as NWA907 was en route from John F. Kennedy International airport to Anchorage International airport. At about 65 nm south west of Mayo, YT the crew heard a circuit breaker pop and smelled electrical smoke in the cockpit. The crew donned their oxygen…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).