41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 26, 1981 · 12:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1845U
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
162
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.
Nr 3 engine injested bird on takeoff. Aircraft returned for engine change.
As the FAA filed it
NR 3 ENGINE INJESTED BIRD ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR ENGINE CHANGE.