# Incident 19810129006609I: Doug DC915, Chicago, IL, January 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1981, 06:57 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- 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: N48075, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48075-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15 (registry code 302203H, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 26
- 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/19810129006609I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO LACK OF POWER ON NO 1 ENGINE. FOUND METAL IN MAIN OIL SCREEN. CHANGED ENGINE.

## Other reports on N48075 (3)

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

- [Incident 19870731052019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870731052019I), Jul 31, 1987: Doug DC915 (N48075), Memphis, TN. Right main gear unsafe indication on takeoff. Returned and adjusted gear door roller mechanism.
- [Incident 19821209065239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209065239I), Dec 9, 1982: Doug DC915 (N48075), Detroit, MI. Pilot had transit rudder input problems. Replaced autopilot stabilization augmentation computer and yaw damper.
- [Incident 19800222031659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800222031659I), Feb 22, 1980: Doug DC915 (N48075), Atlanta, GA. Flight returned due to odor and smoke. Cabin crew began evacuation procedures in error.

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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