# Incident 19870920063699I: Boeing 767223, Chicago, IL, September 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1987, 10:56 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N322AA-2014-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-223 (registry code 1385123, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767223
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920063699I

## Narrative

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

A FLIGHT ATTENDANT EXTINGUISHED A FIRE IN THE CABIN. A PASSENGER DROPPED A CIGARETTE ON A NEWSPAPER BESIDE THE SEAT

## Other reports on N322AA (3)

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

- [Incident 19880829053669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880829053669I), Aug 29, 1988: Boeing 767223 (N322AA), Omaha, NE. Shut down NR1 engine. Had temperature overheat indication. Diverted to Omaha. Replaced oil temperature bulb.
- [Incident 19870329016869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329016869I), Mar 29, 1987: Boeing 767223 (N322AA), Phoenix, AZ. Flight attendant was thrown into a serving cart as aircraft encountered clear air turbulence. Actual location 125 mi
- [Incident 19860919056029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919056029I), Sep 19, 1986: Boeing 767223 (N322AA), Dusseldorf, GE, Minor damage. Left wing slide departed aircraft on descent.

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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