# Incident 19860120003269I: Boeing 72723, Chicago, IL, January 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1986, 10:35 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O Hare International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1981, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1981-2011-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860120003269I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED AFTER CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND AFT DOOR HINGE ATTACH BOLTS LOOSE.

## Other reports on N1981 (3)

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

- [Incident 19910730043339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910730043339I), Jul 30, 1991: Boeing 72723 (N1981), Albany, NY. On rotation aircraft experienced thud and yawed left. Landed at destination, later and checked for bird strike.
- [Incident 19860609029319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860609029319I), Jun 9, 1986: Boeing 727 (N1981), Chicago, IL. Struck 2 geese on final approach. Landed without evident damage.
- [Incident 19841108063879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108063879I), Nov 8, 1984: Boeing 72723 (N1981), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to warning horn. Found faulty lower stabilizer position switch.

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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