# Incident 19810302013529I: Boeing 72723, Chicago, IL, March 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N1972, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1972-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- People aboard: 57
- 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/19810302013529I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED WHEN FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT PAST 5 DEGREE POSITION. FOUND BOOT FAILED ON TOGGLE ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N1972 (1)

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

- [Incident 19831006067329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831006067329I), Oct 6, 1983: Boeing 72723 (N1972), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Dragging brake while taxiing for takeoff. Brake fire occurred. Cause is undetermined.

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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