# Incident 19791124046989I: Boeing 727232, Chicago, IL, November 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1979, 10:55 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N472DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472DA-2000-04-18) (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: 93
- 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/19791124046989I

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD CRACKED EN ROUTE. LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED WINDSHIELD. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N472DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19871125077889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871125077889I), Nov 25, 1987: Boeing 727232 (N472DA), Chicago, IL. While taxiing away from the gate the jet blast blew a parked britt aircraft into another gate.
- [Incident 19810319021449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319021449I), Mar 19, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N472DA), Houston, TX. Enroute had electrical and yaw damper loss. Continued flight and had airdata computer changed.
- [Incident 19780906017959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780906017959I), Sep 6, 1978: Boeing 727200 (N472DA), Dallas, TX. Engine shut down due to loss of oil pressure. Flight returned. Replaced engine.

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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