41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 30, 1984 · 08:19 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N707
Reported as
Boeing 727
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
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.
Nr 1 engine failed and was shut down during climb to cruise altitude. There was hole above fuel pump.
As the FAA filed it
NR 1 ENGINE FAILED AND WAS SHUT DOWN DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE. THERE WAS HOLE ABOVE FUEL PUMP.