41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 15, 1979 · 12:09 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Aircraft
N8094U
Reported as
Doug DC8/
People aboard
182
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 shutdown after firewarning. Maintenance replaced DI-48 element on engine
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER FIREWARNING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DI-48 ELEMENT ON ENGINE