41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 12, 1978 · 14:38 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EAL
Aircraft
N318
Reported as
Lkheed 1011/
People aboard
74
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.
Engine shut down due to N2 overspeed and low oil pressure. Replaced master slave rams and proximity switch box.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO N2 OVERSPEED AND LOW OIL PRESSURE. REPLACED MASTER SLAVE RAMS AND PROXIMITY SWITCH BOX.