# Incident 19850116002709I: Boeing 727222, Chicago, IL, January 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1985, 10:10 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N7252U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7252U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- 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/19850116002709I

## Narrative

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

BLEW RIGHT MAIN TIRE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED, LANDED.DEBRIS ON RUNWAY. REPLACED ENGINE. DAMAGE TO FLAPS AND SPOILER.

## Other reports on N7252U (1)

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

- [Incident 19790614016179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614016179I), Jun 14, 1979: Boeing 727222 (N7252U), Providence, RI. Returned to the gate due to high oil pressure indication. The pressure transmitter was found to be faulty.

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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