# Incident 19880208025159I: Boeing 727222, Chicago, IL, February 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1988, 19:15 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Normal 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: N7628U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7628U-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 137
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208025159I

## Narrative

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

DRUNK PASSENGER ALLOWED ON BOARD AT CHICAGO, BECAME DISRUPTIVE AND INTERFERED WITH CREW. PLANE MET BY OMAHA POLICE.

## Other reports on N7628U (2)

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

- [Incident 19880602030551I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880602030551I), Jun 2, 1988: Boeing 727222 (N7628U), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Aircraft hit the right wing tip cap of paa,N8877UM, while taxiing to the runup area. PIC misjudged the distance.
- [Incident 19781218023189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781218023189I), Dec 18, 1978: Boeing 727200 (N7628U), Pittsburgh, PA. After landing and during reverse, tower operator saw debris coming from center engine exhaust.

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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