# Incident 19800830065969I: Boeing 727222, Chicago, IL, August 30, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1980, 10:18 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N7447U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7447U-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: 78
- 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/19800830065969I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED DUE TO SPEED BRAKE LEVER OUT OF DETENT. BRAKE HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY POSITIONED.

## Other reports on N7447U (2)

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

- [Incident 19980710037229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980710037229I), Jul 10, 1998: Boeing 727222 (N7447U), Akron, CO. (-5)Crew had a lower aft body overheat light come on during climb out of denver international airport. Crew performed the abnormal procedures but was unable to…
- [Incident 19921027049579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921027049579I), Oct 27, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7447U), Rochester, NY. Experienced hydraulic fluctuations on lowering flaps. Landed safely. Replaced a leaking stabilizer power unit.

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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