41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 24, 1978 · 20:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Aircraft
N1914
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
105
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Hydraulic quantity loss with light. Low pass to check gear position and landing. Pins installed in gear.
As the FAA filed it
HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOSS WITH LIGHT. LOW PASS TO CHECK GEAR POSITION AND LANDING. PINS INSTALLED IN GEAR.