# Incident 19801112079519I: Boeing 727232, Chicago, IL, November 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1980, 14:58 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N474DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474DA-2003-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 92
- 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/19801112079519I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO LOUD ENGINE NOISE. P AND D VALVE CHANGED, ENGINE WASHED, CHECKED OK.

## Other reports on N474DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19930315009229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315009229I), Mar 15, 1993: Boeing 727277 (N474DA), Albany, NY. NR1 engine fire warning. Shut engine down. Returned. Found NR1 engine fuel heater manifold ruptured.
- [Incident 19800618055319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618055319I), Jun 18, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N474DA), Chicago, IL. Flight returned due to fire warning. Found bleed air duct blown.

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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