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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC871 · Chicago, IL · September 2, 1987

Date
September 2, 1987 · 19:04 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8078U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87IA201
Reported as
Doug DC871
Reported engine
GE CFM562C1
People aboard
120
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.

Smoke in cabin at engine start due to failed air conditioning component. Evacuated cabin.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN CABIN AT ENGINE START DUE TO FAILED AIR CONDITIONING COMPONENT. EVACUATED CABIN.

NTSB investigation

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