# Incident 19790611014949I: Boeing 747131, Chicago, IL, June 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1979, 14:56 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- 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: N93104, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93104-1997-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-131 (registry code 1384881, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747131
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 328
- 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/19790611014949I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO OIL BYPASS LIGHT. FOUND METAL IN GEAR BOX, SUSPECT NR 2 BEARING FAILURE.

## Other reports on N93104 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810331028759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331028759I), Mar 31, 1981: Boeing 747131 (N93104), Frankfurt, GE, Minor damage. Right overwing escape slide deployed on final approach.

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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