# Incident 19800711060349I: Boeing 727223, Chicago, IL, July 11, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1980, 11:54 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N6811, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6811-2004-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 66
- 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/19800711060349I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED WHEN MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ON. FOUND EXPOSED WIRE CAUSING GROUND.

## Other reports on N6811 (4)

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

- [Incident 19900829049349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900829049349I), Aug 29, 1990: Boeing 727223 (N6811), Austin, TX. Lower aft body overheat warning. Returned. Evacuated via slides. Duct supply v band clamp had failed.
- [Incident 19800717061069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717061069I), Jul 17, 1980: Boeing 727223 (N6811), Dallas, TX. Service cart injured flight attendant's heel.
- [Incident 19790510200359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790510200359I), May 10, 1979: Boeing 727223 (N6811), Little Rock, AR. Infant received possible injuries because it was left on floor during turbulence, despite captain's warnings.
- [Incident 19780518033839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780518033839I), May 18, 1978: Boeing 727223 (N6811), Dallas, TX. Overheat warning light on #1 strut illuminated during climb. Loose clamp on pneumatic duct.

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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