41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 27, 1979 · 13:10 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Aircraft
N1809U
Reported as
Doug DC1010
People aboard
223
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.
Flap disagree flag when flaps selected more than 5 degrees. Replaced flap indicator, flaps checked ok.
As the FAA filed it
FLAP DISAGREE FLAG WHEN FLAPS SELECTED MORE THAN 5 DEGREES. REPLACED FLAP INDICATOR, FLAPS CHECKED OK.