# Incident 19820119004159I: Boeing 727223, Chicago, IL, January 19, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1982, 11:01 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- 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: N871AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N871AA-2001-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (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 727223
- 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/19820119004159I

## Narrative

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

FIRE LIGHT ON NR3 ENGINE. RETURNED. NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FIRE. REPLACED FIRE WARNING CONTROL.

## Other reports on N871AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19871227077029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227077029I), Dec 27, 1987: Boeing 727223 (N871AA), Boston, MA. Rudder load limiter light on. Requested a lower altitude. Replaced flap up limit switch.
- [Incident 19860208012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860208012379I), Feb 8, 1986: Boeing 727223 (N871AA), Harlingen, TX, Substantial damage. Struck approach lighting system, touched down short of runway and then made a missed approach. Below minimums.

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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