# Incident 19801220085269I: Boeing 727222, Chicago, IL, December 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1980, 12:58 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: N7291U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7291U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- 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/19801220085269I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT GOT OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ON NR 3 ENGINE. ENGINE REPLACED.

## Other reports on N7291U (1)

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

- [Incident 19820705036079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820705036079I), Jul 5, 1982: Boeing 727222 (N7291U), Kansas City, MO. Pilot turned on taxiway. Right main gear left pavement into dirt. The aircraft was powered out.

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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