# Incident 19860129007199I: Frchld F27J, Chicago, IL, January 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1986, 11:58 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- 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: N381BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N381BA-1990-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27J (registry code 3373016, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27J
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129007199I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION ON APPROACH. RECYCLED GEAR. LANDED SAFELY. REPLACED DOWNLOCK SWITCH ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N381BA (2)

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

- [Incident 19850206006639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850206006639I), Feb 6, 1985: Frchld F27J (N381BA), Chicago, IL. Lost main outboard landing gear wheel on rollout. Axle nut lock bolt sheared. Lock bolt wrong pn, washer incorrect.
- [Incident 19840411020319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840411020319I), Apr 11, 1984: Frchld F27J (N381BA), Bloomington, IL. Left gear box oil pressure light illuminated. Engine shut down. Pneumatic compressor had self destructed.

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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