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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC871 · Chicago, IL · January 3, 1988

Date
January 3, 1988 · 10:05 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N8087U
Reported as
Doug DC871
People aboard
168
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 prior to push back. Left pack valve failed to close, allowing engine bleed air to enter cabin.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN CABIN PRIOR TO PUSH BACK. LEFT PACK VALVE FAILED TO CLOSE, ALLOWING ENGINE BLEED AIR TO ENTER CABIN.

Other reports on N8087U · 4

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