41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 16, 1980 · 16:49 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FTLA
Aircraft
N787FT
Reported as
Doug DC8/
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT4A3
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.
#2 Engine shut down due to fire warning. Malfunction in hydraulic system and engine.
As the FAA filed it
#2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FIRE WARNING. MALFUNCTION IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND ENGINE.