# Incident 19791007051969I: Boeing 727232, Chicago, IL, October 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1979, 12:21 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DAL
- 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: N489DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N489DA-2000-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 42
- 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/19791007051969I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. REPLACED CANON PLUG AND NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH.

## Other reports on N489DA (3)

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

- [Accident 19950524014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950524014959A), May 24, 1995: Boeing 727232 (N489DA), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Collided with a tug during pushback at gate. Shear pin on towbar failed. 727 rolled forward fuselage hit tug.
- [Incident 19800721061869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800721061869I), Jul 21, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N489DA), San Antonio, TX. Flight aborted due to fuel seeping from wing. Fuel load was then balanced, seeping stopped.
- [Incident 19780814037229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814037229I), Aug 14, 1978: Boeing 727 (N489DA), Boston, MA. Flight returned due to high oil temperature. Replaced oil cooler regulator.

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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