# Incident 19800319032179I: Boeing 737222, Chicago, IL, March 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1980, 14:36 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- 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: N9032U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9032U-1998-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 72
- 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/19800319032179I

## Narrative

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

LOOSE LANDING LIGHT SWITCH & TERMINAL CAUSED MINOR ELECTRICAL FIRE.

## Other reports on N9032U (4)

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

- [Incident 19930825036129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825036129I), Aug 25, 1993: Boeing 737200 (N9032U), Portland, OR, Minor damage. NR2 engine overheat lite on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Blown fuel heat duct on top at flange to fuel valve.
- [Incident 19901124063299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901124063299I), Nov 24, 1990: Boeing 737222 (N9032U), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Bird strike on takeoff ground roll. Aborted and returned to gate.
- [Incident 19861231081039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861231081039I), Dec 31, 1986: Boeing 737222 (N9032U), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. A passenger was struck by a bullet fired by a hunter while the aircraft was on final approach.
- [Incident 19850801059139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850801059139I), Aug 1, 1985: Boeing 737222 (N9032U), Rapid City, SD. Pilot cleared for visual but he was lined up for afb runway. Military aircraft made turn to avoid collision.

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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