# Incident 19810717056179I: Boeing 737222, Chicago, IL, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N9044U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9044U-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- 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/19810717056179I

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, REPLACED BUSING IN OIL SCREEN.

## Other reports on N9044U (2)

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

- [Incident 19900919041989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900919041989I), Sep 19, 1990: Boeing 737222 (N9044U), Denver, CO. Shut down engine to store aft service door handle. Mismanged electrical power. Air conditioning pack overheated.
- [Incident 19800420043979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420043979I), Apr 20, 1980: Boeing 737222 (N9044U), Chicago, IL. Crew heard loud noise near entrance door. Door seal was repaired after landing.

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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