# Incident 19780405008069I: Frchld FH227, Chicago, IL, April 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1978, 13:44 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4228, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4228-1980-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild FH-227B (registry code 3373046, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH227
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5327P
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405008069I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON APPROACH DUE TO VIBRATION.FOUND BEARING FAILURE IN GEAR BOX.

## Other reports on N4228 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780717048379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780717048379I), Jul 17, 1978: Frchld FH227B (N4228), St Louis, MO. Gear indicated not up after retraction. Extended gear, returned safely. Landing gear selector valve was faulty.

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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