# Incident 19790814031139I: Boeing 707331B, Chicago, IL, August 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1979, 21:20 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N18710, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18710-1984-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331B (registry code 138366H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707331B
- People aboard: 78
- 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/19790814031139I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN LEADING EDGE FLAP LIGHT WENT OUT. LIGHT PLACARDED INOP.

## Other reports on N18710 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830203010799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830203010799I), Feb 3, 1983: Boeing 707331B (N18710), St Louis, MO. Lost hydraulic utility system fluid en route. Replaced engine pumps and flex line at left wing root.

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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