41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 21, 1979 · 11:23 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWA
Aircraft
N7893
Reported as
Boeing 72731
People aboard
82
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.
Aborted takeoff due to #3 engine compressor stall. Maintenance bled fuel control unit, adjusted. Checked normal.
As the FAA filed it
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO #3 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. MAINTENANCE BLED FUEL CONTROL UNIT, ADJUSTED. CHECKED NORMAL.