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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC8/ · Chicago, IL · July 16, 1979

Date
July 16, 1979 · 10:53 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Aircraft
N8094
Reported as
Doug DC8/
People aboard
163
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 fire warning light came on and bell sounded. Short found in wiring.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND BELL SOUNDED. SHORT FOUND IN WIRING.