41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 17, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare International
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DAL
Aircraft
N3333L
Reported as
Doug DC9
People aboard
43
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.
Left main gear down light did not work when gear extended for landing. Replaced up and down limit switches.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT WORK WHEN GEAR EXTENDED FOR LANDING. REPLACED UP AND DOWN LIMIT SWITCHES.