41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 2, 1984 · 19:04 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAAA
Aircraft
N744PA
Reported as
Boeing 747121
People aboard
179
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Low oil pressure on #3 engine. Fire warning. Fire bottles used. Evidence of fire in gear box. Cause undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
LOW OIL PRESSURE ON #3 ENGINE. FIRE WARNING. FIRE BOTTLES USED. EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN GEAR BOX. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.