# Incident 19810910068349I: Doug DC1040, Chicago, IL, September 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1981, 15:55 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N161US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161US-2002-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D20
- People aboard: 203
- 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/19810910068349I

## Narrative

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

SHUT DOWN NUMBER 3 ENGINE. COMPRESSOR STALL. NO CAUSE DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N161US (1)

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

- [Incident 19901103065059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901103065059I), Nov 3, 1990: Doug DC1040 (N161US), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Bird strike on NR1 engine during final approach. Landed safely.

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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