# Incident 19800325040139I: Boeing 727222, Chicago, IL, March 25, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1980, 22:30 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: N7452U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7452U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 92
- 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/19800325040139I

## Narrative

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

GRADUAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID DURING DESCENT. MADE NORMAL LANDING. LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING.

## Other reports on N7452U (3)

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

- [Incident 20000213043989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000213043989I), Feb 13, 2000: Boeing 727222 (N7452U), Des Moines, IA. (-23) United flight 1190 was enroute to Des Moines, IA from denver, CO. The flight crew declared an emergency due to a problem with the ailerons being…
- [Incident 19901209062099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209062099I), Dec 9, 1990: Boeing 727200 (N7452U), Wichita, KS. Made a precautionary landing at Wichita due to a passenger needing medical assistance.
- [Incident 19881026062629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026062629I), Oct 26, 1988: Boeing 727222 (N7452U), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Started APU while taxiing. Flame from exhaust. Passengers panicked and started to egress. Stopped. Deployed slides.

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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