41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 30, 1980 · 18:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N7835U
Reported as
Doug DC10/
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
108
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
One engine would not accelerate after descent. It was shut down. Fuel control specific gravity improperly set.
As the FAA filed it
ONE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER DESCENT. IT WAS SHUT DOWN. FUEL CONTROL SPECIFIC GRAVITY IMPROPERLY SET.