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Accident

FAA accident report · Doug DC1010 · Chicago, IL · March 25, 1987

Date
March 25, 1987 · 08:30 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N128AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87MA101
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D1
People aboard
171
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total302 in this make and model

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.

Smoke in cabin at gate. Checked ok by maintenance. On climbout heavy smoke. Returned. APU bearings failed.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN CABIN AT GATE. CHECKED OK BY MAINTENANCE. ON CLIMBOUT HEAVY SMOKE. RETURNED. APU BEARINGS FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.