N637US

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
NORTHWEST AIRLINES INCOperatoron 1994-03-01Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1994-03-01 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 747 No injuries Part 121NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC

Operated by NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DCA94RA037

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

22 reports on file, 1995-05-27 – 2006-03-15.

NO TEST · 2006-03-15 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 77,015 hrs · 10,377 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND DR 1L UPPER EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 0600546637
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 21 reports

2004

NO TEST · 2004-05-15 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 70,969 hrs · 9,533 cycles

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND ZONE-A FLOOR PATH EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 0400806637
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2004-02-05 Unresolved
ATA 3097

Part: TERMINAL — BURNED (1L WINDOW) · airframe 70,240 hrs · 9,400 cycles

DURING CLIMB, A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE CAPTAIN'S L1 LOWER LEFT WINDOW HEAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. PLACED L1 IN OVERRIDE AND ODOR DISSIPATED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE LEFT LOWER AND UPPER WINDOW HEAT TERMINALS ON L1 WINDOW AND REPLACED THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 0400216637

2002

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2002-08-12 Unresolved
ATA 2530

Part: COFFEEMAKER — MALFUNCTIONED (GALLEY) · airframe 64,793 hrs · 8,567 cycles

DURING CRUISE, A BURNING SMELL EMITTED NEAR THE NR 3 GALLEY. DEACTIVATED THE NR 3 GALLEY, GASPER FAN AND RECIRCULATION FAN AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE LEFT FORWARD COFFEEMAKER IN THE NR 3 GALLEY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 0202606637
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2002-05-23 Unresolved
ATA 2330

Part: VIDEO UNIT — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 63,865 hrs · 8,427 cycles

NR 2 VTR OVERHEATS AND SMELLS LIKE BURNING WIRE. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO NRT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 2 VTR. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 0201696637

2001

OTHER · 2001-01-26 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: STRAP — CORRODED (BULKHEAD) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 58,029 hrs · 7,654 cycles

DURING M-CHECK FOUND CORROSION ON BULKHEAD SPLICE STRAP AT BS 400. REPAIRED PER EA 66-181942.

Source: SDR 0100946637
OTHER · 2001-01-26 Unresolved
ATA 5313

Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 58,029 hrs · 7,654 cycles

DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON INBOARD VERTICAL SURFACE OF STRINGER AT STATION 2203, STR 51 L. REPAIRED PER EA 66-180581.

Source: SDR 0100816637
OTHER · 2001-01-04 Unresolved
ATA 5314

Part: KEELBEAM — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,029 hrs · 7,654 cycles

DURING M-CHECK FOUND DAMAGE TO LOWER KEEL BEAM AT STATION 1325, RBL 5. REPAIRED PER EA 66-180576.

Source: SDR 0100826637

2000

NO TEST · 2000-10-30 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN) · airframe 57,370 hrs · 7,556 cycles

DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE LINE CHECK, FOUND ZONE A EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATE UNCOMMANDED WHEN FLIGHT DECK SWITCH IS ARMED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED BROKEN EMERGENCY LIGHTS WIRES AT DOOR 1L PER AMM 33-51-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 0004046637

1999

OTHER · 1999-10-20 Unresolved
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 700)

DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FORWARD CARGO FLOORBEAM UPPER 'T' CHORD FS 700, LBL 26. REPAIRED PER EA 66-171312.

Source: SDR 9904886637

1998

WARNING INDICATION · 1998-09-28 Unresolved
ATA 3231

Part: ROD — DISCONNECTED (RT MLG DOOR)

DURING CLIMB, THE RED DOOR OPEN AND GEAR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AND LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO HNL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RECONNECTED RIGHT WING LANDING GEAR DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE CONNECTING ROD, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 9810136637
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1998-07-03 Unresolved
ATA 7260

Part: SEAL — FAILED (NR 1 ENG GEARBOX)

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DROPPED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO NRT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ACCESSORY GEARBOX CARBON SEALS FOR THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND STARTER. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUN-UP FOUND NO LEAKS AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 9809796637
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1998-07-01 Unresolved
ATA 7261

Part: PUMP — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY BEGAN TO DECREASE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN WHEN THE INDICATED OIL QUANTITY WAS ONE-HALF GALLON. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SIN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 9809786637

1997

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 1997-07-01 Unresolved
ATA 7230

Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 4 ENGINE)

AFTER STARTING AND WITH ENGINE STABLE AT IDLE, THE NR 4 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. N1, N2, AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED WITH EGT RISING TO 490 CELSIUS. SECOND START WAS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE RAN ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. EXACT PART CAUSING PROBLEM TO BE DETERMINED.

Source: SDR 9713126637
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 1997-07-01 Unresolved
ATA 7230

Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 1 ENGINE)

AFTER STARTING AND WITH ENGINE STABLE AT IDLE, THE NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. N1, N2, AND OIL PRESSURE DECREASED WITH EGT RISING TO 490 CELSIUS. AFTER SECOND START, ENGINE OPERATION WAS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE RAN ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS. EXACT PART CAUSING PROBLEM TO BE DETERMINED.

Source: SDR 9713076637

1996

OTHER · 1996-12-21 Unresolved
ATA 5400

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (MID SPAR)

DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND THE FORWARD LOWER INBOARD MIDSPAR FITTING CRACKED AT SECOND FROM AFT INBOARD FASTENER HOLE TO INBOARD EDGE OF FITTING. REPLACED FITTING. WORK COMPLETED ON CITEXT 66-5441-1-0088, FM 65 THROUGH FM 72 REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, DRAWING NR SA5441-01048-7 AND SB 5441-01048-9.

Source: SDR 9627746637
WARNING INDICATION · 1996-10-12 Unresolved
ATA 3610

Part: COUPLING — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE)

DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR AND N1 DROPPED AND THE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO DTW. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE 15TH STAGE COUPLING, HIGH STAGE VALVE, TWO DUCTS FORWARD OF HIGH PRESSURE VALVE, AND CLAMPS CONNECTING HIGH STAGE VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 9621836637
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 1996-08-24 Unresolved
ATA 7230

Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 3 ENGINE)

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE NR 3 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND RESTARTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND AT TOP OF DESCENT, THE NR 3 ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. HOWEVER, ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO HKG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF 8TH, 9TH, 15TH STAGES OF HPT AND 13TH STAGE OF OUTER SHROUD. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. REPLACED EVBC AND ACCOMPLISHED PRECISION TRIM OF EVBC AND FCU.

Source: SDR 9618426637
WARNING INDICATION · 1996-08-12 Unresolved
ATA 3610

Part: Y-DUCT — CRACKED (NR 3 PYLON)

DURING TAKEOFF, THE NR 3 FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH NACELLE TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. FOUND CRACK IN Y-DUCT AT PYLON AREA. REPAIRED DUCT AND REPLACED HIGH STAGE VALVE AND CONTROLLER, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 9617686637
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 1996-07-13 Unresolved
ATA 7230

Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 2 ENGINE)

DURING CLIMB, THE NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. WITH NO SPIKE IN EGT AND ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS BEING NORMAL, CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO AMS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. EVBC REPLACEMENT AND PRECISION TRIM OF EVBC/FUEL CONTROL WILL BE DONE WITHIN FIVE CYCLES.

Source: SDR 9615086637

1995

WARNING INDICATION; OVER TEMP · 1995-08-13 Unresolved
ATA 7532

Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 3 ENGINE)

DURING TAKEOFF THE NR 3 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A FIRE WARNING WITH THE NACELLE TEMPERATURES GOING INTO THE RED AND AT 115 KNOTS TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE EGT HAD GONE TO 715 DEGREES FOR 15 SECONDS AND A BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE HIGH STAGE BLEED VALVE WAS FOUND PARTIALLY OPEN AND WAS LOCKED CLOSED. UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Source: SDR 9512536637
WARNING INDICATION · 1995-05-27 Unresolved
ATA 3441

Part: INS — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E COMPARTMENT)

DURING CRUISE, THE NR 1 AND NR 2 INS RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSECUTIVELY. CREW FOLLOWED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL AND DIVERTED FLIGHT TO ANC. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 INS AND PERFORMED CHECK, CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE NR 1 INS RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NR 2 INS DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ANC, BECAUSE THE FLIGHT COULD NOT USE RUSSIAN AIRSPACE.

Source: SDR 9508636637