# Incident 19810118005589I: Doug DC9, Chicago, IL, January 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1981, 07:05 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- 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: N416EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416EA-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 35
- 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/19810118005589I

## Narrative

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

WARNING HORN ON TAKEOFF.  ABORTED, FOUND MALFUNCTIONING AUTO SPOILER ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N416EA (1)

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

- [Incident 19810202006889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202006889I), Feb 2, 1981: Doug DC9 (N416EA), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff. Found defective auto spoiler warning system. Deactivated per MEL.

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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