# Incident 19781213025059I: Boeing 707/, Chicago, IL, December 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1978, 06:39 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- 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: N7569A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7569A-1982-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-323C (registry code 138367D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707/
- 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/19781213025059I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT HAD MULTIPLE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILURE. GEAR WAS MANUALLY LOWERED.

## Other reports on N7569A (3)

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

- [Incident 19790906034609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906034609I), Sep 6, 1979: Boeing 707323C (N7569A), Chicago, IL. Engine shut down due to drop in oil pressure. Flight returned. Found metal in the oil screen.
- [Incident 19780411009809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780411009809I), Apr 11, 1978: Boeing 707323C (N7569A), Boston, MA. Tire blew on landing. No other damage.
- [Incident 19780314015899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314015899I), Mar 14, 1978: Boeing 707323C (N7569A), New York, NY. Pilot lost directional control after landing on wet runway. Reported reverse problems. Systems checked ok.

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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