# Incident 19850122002689I: Frchld F27J, Chicago, IL, January 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1985, 18:49 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N383BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N383BA-1991-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27J (registry code 3373016, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27J
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5327
- People aboard: 20
- 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/19850122002689I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, ENGINE SHUTDOWN. LOOSE NUTS AND BOLTS ON OIL SHAFT TOWER AREA.

## Other reports on N383BA (2)

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

- [Incident 19880710032079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710032079I), Jul 10, 1988: Frchld F27J (N383BA), Corpus Christi, TX. Low oil pressure on right engine. Shut it down and landed. Engine gear box filler cap had come loose.
- [Incident 19851021059039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851021059039I), Oct 21, 1985: Frchld F27J (N383BA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Right wing root fairing separated aircraft in flight. Slight yaw reported. Several screws missing or heads sheared.

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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