# Incident 19800218026709I: Cvac STCAPJC, Chicago, IL, February 18, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1980, 11:53 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- 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: N7517U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7517U-1997-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 41
- 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/19800218026709I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. NOSE GEAR DOWN LATCH HOOK AND ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED.

## Other reports on N7517U (4)

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

- [Accident 19831106069349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831106069349A), Nov 6, 1983: Cvac STCAPJC (N7517U), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. Bird strike occurred during approach landing seriously injuring captain. Co pilot made landing.
- [Incident 19800904082399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904082399I), Sep 4, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N7517U), Memphis, TN. Fire warning light during approach, engine shut down. Cause was a malfunctioning fire warning control box.
- [Incident 19800329042959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329042959I), Mar 29, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N7517U), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft cleared to taxi, wing tip struck rotor of camouflaged helicopter parked in grass. No warning from tower.
- [Incident 19780530041239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530041239I), May 30, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N7517U), Detroit, MI. Unscheduled landing with air-conditioner problem. Ruptured duct coupling.

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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