41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 25, 1984 · 18:36 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Damage unknown
Aircraft
N69736
Reported as
Boeing 727224
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.
Alpa crew reported torching from APU exhaust outlet. Cal crew did not enter in L06 after advised by radio.
As the FAA filed it
ALPA CREW REPORTED TORCHING FROM APU EXHAUST OUTLET. CAL CREW DID NOT ENTER IN L06 AFTER ADVISED BY RADIO.