# Incident 19880525039249I: Boeing 747251B, Chicago, IL, May 25, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1988, 05:10 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N625US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N625US-2007-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251B (registry code 1384892, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251B
- People aboard: 295
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525039249I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER ATTACKED FLIGHT ATTENDANT EN ROUTE. PASSENGER RESTRAINED AND MONITORED UNTIL REMOVED BY POLICE AT ORD.

## Other reports on N625US (2)

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

- [Incident 19930728030819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930728030819I), Jul 28, 1993: Boeing 747251B (N625US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. NR3 engine lost power on climb. Shut engine down. Dumped fuel. Returned. Found 6th stage turbine blades damaged.
- [Incident 19920516021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920516021029I), May 16, 1992: Boeing 747251B (N625US), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Right overwing escape slide deployed and separated on approach. Slide improperly secured.

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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