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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-223 · Chicago, IL · August 9, 1979

Date
August 9, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6831
Reported as
Boeing 727223
People aboard
107
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.

Bang from engine and fire warning. Engine shutdown, bottle fired. Starter failed, spraying magnesium on wiring.

As the FAA filed it

BANG FROM ENGINE AND FIRE WARNING. ENGINE SHUTDOWN, BOTTLE FIRED. STARTER FAILED, SPRAYING MAGNESIUM ON WIRING.

Other reports on N6831 · 6

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