# Incident 19810910063289I: Boeing 727223, Chicago, IL, September 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1981, 22:31 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N846AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846AA-2002-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 60
- 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/19810910063289I

## Narrative

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

SHUTDOWN NR2 ENGINE IN CRUISE DUE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. FOUND FUEL HEATER VALVE STUCK OPEN.

## Other reports on N846AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19871104074149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104074149I), Nov 4, 1987: Boeing 727223 (N846AA), Providence, RI. Made low approach to wrong airport,went around without advising the tower then contacted Providence, landed.

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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