# Incident 19850430034229I: Boeing 727200, Chicago, IL, April 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1985, 09:22 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N899AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N899AA-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,139 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/19850430034229I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO CONTAINED FAILURE IN TURBINE SECTION OF NR 1 ENGINE. EVACUATION DUE TO FIRE FROM ENGINE.

## Other reports on N899AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19871213074569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871213074569I), Dec 13, 1987: Boeing 727223 (N899AA), Jackson, MS. Pilot declared a cabin pressure problem. Cabin altitude below 10000 feet. Found a pressurization leak not defined.
- [Incident 19841024065109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841024065109I), Oct 24, 1984: Boeing 7272A1 (N899AA), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. Bird strike just before touchdown. Dented skin on outboard leading flap.

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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