# Incident 19840411020319I: Frchld F27J, Bloomington, IL, April 11, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1984, 18:20 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Airport: Normal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N381BA-1990-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27J (registry code 3373016, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27J
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5327
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,457 total, 1,967 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840411020319I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR BOX OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR HAD SELF DESTRUCTED.

## Other reports on N381BA (2)

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

- [Incident 19860129007199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129007199I), Jan 29, 1986: Frchld F27J (N381BA), Chicago, IL. Nose gear unsafe indication on approach. Recycled gear. Landed safely. Replaced downlock switch actuator.
- [Incident 19850206006639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850206006639I), Feb 6, 1985: Frchld F27J (N381BA), Chicago, IL. Lost main outboard landing gear wheel on rollout. Axle nut lock bolt sheared. Lock bolt wrong pn, washer incorrect.

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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