# Incident 19810923068549I: Boeing 727231, Chicago, IL, September 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1981, 11:43 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- 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: N54338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54338-1997-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 91
- 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/19810923068549I

## Narrative

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

TIRE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N54338 (3)

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

- [Incident 19860415023579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860415023579I), Apr 15, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N54338), St Louis, MO. Aborted takeoff after N2 dropped to 80 percent. Replaced fuel control unit, engine drive fuel pump.
- [Incident 19800722062149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722062149I), Jul 22, 1980: Boeing 727231 (N54338), Indianapolis, IN. Engine shut down due to high oil temp. Replaced oil temp indicator and temp bulb.
- [Incident 19790113001959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790113001959I), Jan 13, 1979: Boeing 727231 (N54338), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Ze takeoff aborted due to snow ingestion in #1 engine.

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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