# Incident 19880103010929I: Doug DC871, Chicago, IL, January 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1988, 10:05 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- 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: N8087U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8087U-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871
- People aboard: 168
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880103010929I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19981101043559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981101043559I), Nov 1, 1998: Doug DC871 (N8087U), Dayton, OH. (-5)Aircraft was on approach to day, controller cleared aircraft to land on runway 24R. Runway was notamed closed on the ATIS. Flight crew did not question…
- [Incident 19981018045399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981018045399I), Oct 18, 1998: Doug DC871F (N8087U), Dayton, OH. (-5)Eww 380 was level at 6000 ft. MSL. ATC cleared EWW338 to climb to 9000FE. MSL. EWW380 took the clearance in error and executed a climb. EEW380 read back…
- [Incident 19840229012829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840229012829I), Feb 29, 1984: Doug DC861 (N8087U), Chicago, IL. Emergency descent due to loss of pressurization. Found external airconditioning door was torn off.
- [Incident 19800723062289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723062289I), Jul 23, 1980: Doug DC861 (N8087U), Chicago, IL. Shut down engine due to oil loss.

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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