# Incident 19801220087759I: Boeing 727223, Chicago, IL, December 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1980, 14:19 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N6823, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6823-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (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 727223
- People aboard: 95
- 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/19801220087759I

## Narrative

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

ZK ZW UNABLE TO GET GEAR DOWN INDICATION BEFORE LANDING. REPLACED DOWNLOCK SWITCH

## Other reports on N6823 (4)

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

- [Incident 19920418014979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418014979I), Apr 18, 1992: Boeing 727223 (N6823), Des Moines, IA. Leading edge flaps indicator malfunctioned on climbout. Returned. Replaced NR1 leading edge flap position switch.
- [Incident 19840623053649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840623053649I), Jun 23, 1984: Boeing 727223 (N6823), Nashville, TN. Engine flamed out at cruise altitude. Found a faulty fuel flow transmitter leaking fuel. Replaced fuel transmitter.
- [Incident 19830207015809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830207015809I), Feb 7, 1983: Boeing 727223 (N6823), Oklahoma City, OK. Taxiing to the ramp pilot let the left main landing gear leave the taxiway and bogged down in the mud.
- [Incident 19820810043169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820810043169I), Aug 10, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6823), Texarkana, TX, Minor damage. In climbout, rudder press-to-test light, PN054-1011-016, stuck, overheated, caught fire.

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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