# Accident 19830611027729A: Boeing 727222, Chicago, IL, June 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1983, 17:33 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.9507° N, 87.7008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9507&lon=-87.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7273U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7273U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (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 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,926 total, 11,307 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611027729A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI83FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA251), Jun 11, 1983: Boeing 727-222A (N7273U), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7273U (1)

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

- [Incident 19980126002349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980126002349I), Jan 26, 1998: Boeing 727222 (N7273U), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: during takeoff, #1 engine strut overheat light illuminated. Pilot pulled power back to idle after stabilized flight in pattern at mci. With throttle…

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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