# Incident 19780815037109I: Boeing 727, Chicago, IL, August 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1978, 20:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- 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: N7260U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7260U-2002-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 87
- 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/19780815037109I

## Narrative

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

GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DURING LANDING. FOUND DRAG LINK BOLT ASSEMBLY BROKEN.

## Other reports on N7260U (4)

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

- [Incident 19980219006639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980219006639I), Feb 19, 1998: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on 02-19-98 uala flight 448, a Boeing 727-222 enroute des moines, IA to denver, co lost oil pressure in the #1 engine. The crew shut down the engine…
- [Incident 19900412015109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412015109I), Apr 12, 1990: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Portland, OR. Loud noise and vibration from NR3 engine. Shut down and landed. Aircraft ferried for repairs.
- [Incident 19890517028189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517028189I), May 17, 1989: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Des Moines, IA. Unsafe lights appeared on gear extension. Made a fly-by. Landed safely. Gear handle was not seated properly.
- [Incident 19870227012979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870227012979I), Feb 27, 1987: Boeing 727222 (N7260U), Washington, DC. Lost a system hydraulic fluid through wing flap selector valve crack. System not shut down as quantity was depleted

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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