# Incident 19800217026559I: Doug DC861, Chicago, IL, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N8084U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8084U-2006-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC861
- People aboard: 2
- 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/19800217026559I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER HAD BROKEN LOOSE AT UPPER PART OF CYLINDER AND BENT HYDRAULIC LINES.

## Other reports on N8084U (2)

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

- [Incident 20010116004249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010116004249I), Jan 16, 2001: Doug DC871F (N8084U), Seattle, WA. (-23) This incident report is final. Emery 102 a DC-8 on a flight to sea tac intl. Airport was cleared for an ILS runway 16R. During the approach the a/c was…
- [Incident 19830527032019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830527032019I), May 27, 1983: Doug DC861 (N8084U), Chicago, IL. Fire warning system activated. Aborted. Fire bottles used. Rupture found in bleed air pick up duct. Turbine damaged

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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