# Incident 19810222010809I: Boeing 737222, Chicago, IL, February 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1981, 10:10 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N9012U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9012U-1999-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 29
- 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/19810222010809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETURNED DUE TO CARGO DOOR WARNING. REPLACED DOOR WARNING SWITCH ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N9012U (2)

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

- [Incident 19950421015429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950421015429I), Apr 21, 1995: Boeing 737222 (N9012U), Chicago, IL. Narrative: pilot had encountered moderate turbulence at FL.24.0. Requested lower altitude but ATC was busy and did not respond. Pilot had f/a's seated,…
- [Incident 19790225008269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225008269I), Feb 25, 1979: Boeing 737222 (N9012U), Pittsburgh, PA. Copilots sliding window cracked after turning heat on.

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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