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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 707300 · Chicago, IL · November 2, 1980

Date
November 2, 1980 · 08:22 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N18709
Reported as
Boeing 707300
People aboard
40
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.

Engine power reduction in flight due to low oil pressure light. Bypass switch faulty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE POWER REDUCTION IN FLIGHT DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. BYPASS SWITCH FAULTY.