# Incident 19820924053929I: Boeing 727232, Chicago, IL, September 24, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1982, 10:52 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N544DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544DA-2006-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- People aboard: 43
- 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/19820924053929I

## Narrative

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

DURING PUSH BACK AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A CATERING TRUCK.  DRIVER FIRED.

## Other reports on N544DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19940608029419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940608029419I), Jun 8, 1994: Boeing 727232 (N544DA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Tailskid strike by overrotation SIC.
- [Incident 19921027047859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921027047859I), Oct 27, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N544DA), Kansas City, MO. NR2 engine filter by-passing indicator light on. Diverted to Kansas City. Replaced oil filter.

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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