# Incident 19831028068699I: Boeing 727222, Chicago, IL, October 28, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1983, 09:07 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N7295U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7295U-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- 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/19831028068699I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. WHEEL FORCED DOWN. SERRATED ACTUATOR MOUNTING PAD OUT OF PLACE.

## Other reports on N7295U (2)

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

- [Incident 20000119001049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000119001049I), Jan 19, 2000: Boeing 727222 (N7295U), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On Wednesday, January 19, 2000, at approximately 0916 local, a united airlines B-727, N729RU, experienced a #3 engine fire warning at V1 on takeoff from…
- [Incident 19950514022419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514022419I), May 14, 1995: Boeing 727222 (N7295U), Cleveland, OH. Low oil pressure NR3 engine. Shut down. Diverted cle. Garlock seal fuel pump drive seal failed.

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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