41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 23, 1981 · 13:46 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N1801
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
103
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.
Crew heard loud bang climbing thru 12000 feet. Nr 1 engine shutdown, high EGT. Engine replaced.
As the FAA filed it
CREW HEARD LOUD BANG CLIMBING THRU 12000 FEET. NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN, HIGH EGT. ENGINE REPLACED.