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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 727-222 · Chicago, IL · June 11, 1983

Date
June 11, 1983 · 17:33 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7273U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI83FA251
Reported as
Boeing 727222
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard
125
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,926 total11,307 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

NR1 engine exploded caught fire on takeoff. Aborted. Evacuated. Fire bottles put out fire. Turbine disk fractured.

As the FAA filed it

NR1 ENGINE EXPLODED CAUGHT FIRE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. EVACUATED. FIRE BOTTLES PUT OUT FIRE. TURBINE DISK FRACTURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N7273U · 1

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