41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 4, 1983 · 11:53 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1812U
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
83
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had a fire warning light on nr 3 engine. Fire bottle discharged. Found borescope plugs B3 1 and B3 2 missing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON NR 3 ENGINE. FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FOUND BORESCOPE PLUGS B3 1 AND B3 2 MISSING.