# Incident 19871103082099I: Boeing 737222, Chicago, IL, November 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N9016U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9016U-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871103082099I

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AT CRUISE. RETURNED TO ORD. FOUND THE ENGINE OIL PUMP SHAFT WAS SHEARED.

## Other reports on N9016U (3)

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

- [Incident 19870107025779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870107025779I), Jan 7, 1987: Boeing 737222 (N9016U), Columbia, SC. Made a visual approach to the wrong airport. ATC issued go around and vectors to the proper airports.
- [Incident 19810307017529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307017529I), Mar 7, 1981: Boeing 737222 (N9016U), Chicago, IL. Leading edge transit light came on during approach. Missing bolt in number two flap proximity switch.
- [Incident 19810117007109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117007109I), Jan 17, 1981: Boeing 737222 (N9016U), Cleveland, OH. Zp right main gear stuck in snow while taxiing. Passengers bussed to terminal. Aircraft towed free.

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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