# Incident 19830705035999I: Doug DC8*, Chicago, IL, July 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare Int'L
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8091U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8091U-2006-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8*
- Reported engine: GE CJ805*
- People aboard: 134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83IA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705035999I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AND FIRE OF #1 ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. TURBINE FAILURE AND EVIDENCE OF FIRE.

## 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 CHI83IA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA299), Jul 5, 1983: Douglas DC-8 (N8091U), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N8091U (2)

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

- [Incident 19860117004059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117004059I), Jan 17, 1986: Doug DC871 (N8091U), Chicago, IL. Descended due to inability to maintain cabin pressure. Ground air conditioning check valve stuck open. Door off.
- [Incident 19821111065169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821111065169I), Nov 11, 1982: Doug DC8* (N8091U), Portland, OR. Crew detected smoke in cabin. Returned. Found a wing flood light transmitter in panel had overheated.

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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