# Incident 19840620035289I: Boeing 727251, Chicago, IL, June 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1984, 07:40 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N294US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294US-1997-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- 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/19840620035289I

## Narrative

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

NO. 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DURING CLIMB. RETURNED. FOUND DAMAGED COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE BLADES. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N294US (3)

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

- [Incident 19890225026909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225026909I), Feb 25, 1989: Boeing 727251 (N294US), Milwaukee, WI. Hydraulic quantity dropped on gear and flap retraction. Continued flight. Found a frayed hydraulic line.
- [Incident 19830715044119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715044119I), Jul 15, 1983: Boeing 727251 (N294US), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Made turn onto a posted access road while using cargo ramp to bypass traffic. Wing hit a light pole.
- [Incident 19800529052159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800529052159I), May 29, 1980: Boeing 727 (N294US), Chicago, IL. Flight returned when left gear would not retract. Maintenance lubed gear and checked micro switches.

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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