# Incident 19790806029369I: Boeing 707131B, Chicago, IL, August 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- 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: N784TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N784TW-1982-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-131B (registry code 138360P, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707131B
- People aboard: 141
- 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/19790806029369I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER DROPPING BELOW IDLE. NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL AND FUEL PUMP.

## Other reports on N784TW (1)

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

- [Incident 19810203006709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203006709I), Feb 3, 1981: Boeing 707131B (N784TW), St Louis, MO. Aircraft struck refueling ladder during takeoff. Ladder had fallen off a truck.

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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