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Boeing 747-400 (747-451) · N668US · Delta Air Lines

Boeing 747-400 (747-451) illustration in Delta Air Lines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 747-400 (747-451)

B747-24223Scrapped
RegistrationUSN668US
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OperatorDelta Air Lines
2operators
3incidents
0accidents
5logbook years
6photos

Boeing 747-400 (747-451) in Everett. Operated for Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines4×
PropulsionJet
Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
OwnerDelta Air Lines
MSN24223
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 747

Figures for the 747-400 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 67% the length of a football pitch

Length70.7 m232 ft
Wingspan64.4 m211 ft
Height19.4 m64 ft
Range13,446 km7,260 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85
Service ceiling13,700 m44,948 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight396,893 kg874,998 lb
Maximum payload217,879 kg480,340 lbIts 416 passengers with baggage would weigh about 41.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity416 passengersUp to 660 in a high-density layout
Endurance14 h 53 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,446 km range, from Honolulu it could fly non-stop as far as:

GIGRio De Janeiro13,339 kmGRUSão Paulo13,033 kmISTIstanbul13,021 kmBOMMumbai12,893 kmMADMadrid12,647 km
Beyond its rangeDXBDubai13,711 km

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,574 units built · Production ended in 2023

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2009Northwest Airlines · 1 year
Main base
HNLHonolulu
Also flew to
ATLAtlanta
2011–2015Delta Air Lines · 4 years
Main base
LAXLos Angeles2 yearsATLAtlantaHNLHonolulu
Also flew to
DTWDetroitSEASeattleLGANew YorkPDXPortland

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2015
Delta Air Lines · 39 flights during the year · base Honolulu (HNL)
Main route of the year: Atlanta (ATL) → Honolulu (HNL)
2013
Delta Air Lines · 5 flights during the year · base Atlanta (ATL)
Main route of the year: Atlanta (ATL) → Portland (PDX)
2012
Delta Air Lines · 6 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)
Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Atlanta (ATL)
2011
Delta Air Lines · 5 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)
Main route of the year: Atlanta (ATL) → Los Angeles (LAX)
2009
Northwest Airlines · 14 flights during the year · base Honolulu (HNL)
Main route of the year: Atlanta (ATL) → Honolulu (HNL)

Aircraft chronology

Jul 3, 1990
Delivered to The Boeing Company
Delivered to The Boeing Company as N668US.
Jul 26, 1990
Transferred to Northwest Airlines
Transferred to Northwest Airlines.
Dec 31, 2009
Transferred to Delta Air Lines
Transferred to Delta Air Lines.
Jul 13, 2014
Incident at Tel Aviv
On July 13, 2014, the Boeing 747 451 aircraft (registration N668US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: Delta Air Lines.
Source: Delta Air Lines
Sep 22, 2015
Incident at Amsterdam
On September 22, 2015, the Boeing 747 451 aircraft (registration N668US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.
Source: Delta Air Lines
Jun 7, 2017
Incident at Tokyo
On June 7, 2017, the Boeing 747 451 aircraft (registration N668US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo (Japan) due to an engine failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).
What happened
Disassembly of the engine revealed a stage 5 compressor blade fractured transversely above its root. That part was lost in transit from Delta Air Lines to the P&W laboratory, but its fracture was identical to those of the stage 6 to 9 blades, confirmed as fatigue, so it was attributed to the same. The failure set off a cascade of damage that disabled the compressor and, with almost no air, the flame burned through the turbine stages. The event was initially reported as uncontained because of a 360° circumferential crack in the low pressure turbine case, but that was ruled out: the edges were not bulged or projected outwards, but matched the ring of a stage 6 blade dragged around while the engine windmilled during the return to Narita. Source: the NTSB (United States).
Source: NTSB

Operators

1990-07-03
The Boeing Company
Registration N668US
1990-07-26
Northwest Airlines
Registration N668US
2009-12-31
Delta Air Lines
Registration N668US · Lessor: Delta

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BibTeX

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