# Incident 19850218010639I: Boeing 727224, Chicago, IL, February 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1985, 19:54 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- 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: N88708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88708-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- 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/19850218010639I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER RETRACTION. RETURNED. WIRING CONDUIT LODGED SO NOSE GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE.

## Other reports on N88708 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840705068729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705068729I), Jul 5, 1984: Boeing 727224 (N88708), Romulus, MI, Minor damage. Turned too sharp off taxiway and right main gear went into mud.
- [Incident 19810629054929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629054929I), Jun 29, 1981: Boeing 727224 (N88708), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Used excessive braking with anti-skid placarded as inoperative. Blew out 3 main tires.

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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