41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 9, 1986 · 17:54 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N8097U
Reported as
Doug DC871
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Speed reduction requested due to gear door light enroute. Safe landing. Left main gear strut was binding.
As the FAA filed it
SPEED REDUCTION REQUESTED DUE TO GEAR DOOR LIGHT ENROUTE. SAFE LANDING. LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT WAS BINDING.