# Incident 19800909081839I: Boeing 72723, Chicago, IL, September 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1980, 11:01 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: N1901, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1901-1995-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- People aboard: 103
- 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/19800909081839I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON AFTER TAKEOFF. LIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. RETRACT ROD END BEARING BROKEN.

## Other reports on N1901 (2)

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

- [Incident 19891211059339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891211059339I), Dec 11, 1989: Boeing 72723 (N1901), Des Moines, IA. Main gear door warning light on final. Landed without incident. Replaced door position switch.
- [Incident 19820129000399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129000399I), Jan 29, 1982: Boeing 72723 (N1901), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Number 2 engine shut down due high EGT. Inspection revealed substantial damage to turbine blades.

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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