# Incident 19840425020819I: Doug DC833, Chicago, IL, April 25, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1984, 11:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAXA
- 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: N8252U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8252U-1989-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-33 (registry code 3021912, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC833
- 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/19840425020819I

## Narrative

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

EJECTOR AIR BOTTLE FOR EMERGENCY THRUST REVERSER EXPLODED WHILE PARKED ON RAMP. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N8252U (2)

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

- [Incident 19791021055249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791021055249I), Oct 21, 1979: Doug DC833 (N8252U), Ypsilanti, MI. Pressurization problems due to main cargo door pins not properly engaged. Door light came on in flight.
- [Incident 19780320009329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320009329I), Mar 20, 1978: Doug DC833 (N8252U), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. One main wheel separated from the aircraft during takeoff, not discovered till landing. Failed in the hub area.

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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