# Incident 19800807066529I: Boeing 727232, Chicago, IL, August 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1980, 16:14 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N485DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485DA-2000-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 79
- 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/19800807066529I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH LOW OIL QUANTITY. REPLACED SEAL IN FUEL PUMP.

## Other reports on N485DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19991111035219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991111035219I), Nov 11, 1999: Boeing 727232 (N485DA), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On Thursday, November 11, 1999, delta airlines flight 916 landed on runway 4 during a crosswind and the #3 and #4 main landing gear tires blew out. The…
- [Incident 19931127049009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931127049009I), Nov 27, 1993: Boeing 727277 (N485DA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Out of service aircraft being taxied by maintenance personnel struck a step van. Damage to right wing.
- [Incident 19800806066509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806066509I), Aug 6, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N485DA), Chicago, IL. Engine shut down due to loss of oil quantity. Replaced starter drive shaft seal.

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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