# Incident 19840604042659I: Frchld F27F, Chicago, IL, June 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1984, 09:15 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- 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: N384BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N384BA-1989-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27J (registry code 3373016, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,450 total, 1,044 in this make and model, 256 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840604042659I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A JET BLAST FENCE WHILE BEING DIRECTED INTO A PARKING PLACE. HAD A WING WALKER.

## Other reports on N384BA (3)

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

- [Incident 19881022059159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881022059159I), Oct 22, 1988: Frchld F27J (N384BA), Danville, IL, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit en route. Diverted. Public address power amplifier had failed. Transistor shorted out.
- [Incident 19870915065279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915065279I), Sep 15, 1987: Frchld F27J (N384BA), Champaign-Urban, IL. The left engine failed on takeoff. Aircraft returned safely. The fuel pump shaft had sheared.
- [Incident 19840523031949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523031949I), May 23, 1984: Frchld F27F (N384BA), Bloomington, IL. Nose landing gear not centered on takeoff. Override used to center. Found sheared nose steering. Actuator pins.

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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