# Incident 19880720040659I: Frchld FH227, Chicago, IL, July 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1988, 14:50 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- 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: N375NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N375NE-1991-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild FH-227 (registry code 3373042, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH227
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880720040659I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON DESCENT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RADAR R/T SOURCE OF SMOKE.

## Other reports on N375NE (10)

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

- [Incident 19850107002429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850107002429I), Jan 7, 1985: Frchld FH227 (N375NE), Champaign, IL. While en route left oil pressure light illuminated. Engine shutdown. Oil blowing out of breather. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19840624038319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840624038319I), Jun 24, 1984: Frchld FH227C (N375NE), Marion, IL. Right oil pressure light came on. Engine shut down. Found a torn seal on oil line from gearbox to the roots blower
- [Incident 19840416020739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840416020739I), Apr 16, 1984: Frchld FH227C (N375NE), Bloomington, IL. Left gear box low oil pressure light came on. Found the gearlock seal on left generator was leaking.
- [Incident 19840202013109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840202013109I), Feb 2, 1984: Frchld FH227C (N375NE), Bloomington, IL. APU start aborted when fire warning light illuminated. Fire bottle discharged. Found a shorted starter generator.
- [Incident 19830307013579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830307013579I), Mar 7, 1983: Frchld FH227C (N375NE), Bloomington, IL. Flaps would not extend. Got asymmetry light. Made a no-flap landing. Top switch in the flap handle was sticking.
- [Incident 19801014074179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014074179I), Oct 14, 1980: Frchld FH227C (N375NE), Lebanon, NH, Minor damage. Aircraft struck deer on landing. Damaged left brake lines.
- [Incident 19791130045459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130045459I), Nov 30, 1979: Frchld FH227C (N375NE), Hyannis, MA. After takeoff, nose gear did not lock up. Found nose gear PN893051 and left main PN56466 actuators leaking.
- [Incident 19790313008599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313008599I), Mar 13, 1979: Frchld FH227 (N375NE), Hyannis, MA. Flight returned after nose gear would not retract. Replaced steering servo valve
- [Incident 19781109021879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781109021879I), Nov 9, 1978: Frchld FH227C (N375NE), Windsor Locks, CT. Flight returned after nose gear failed to retract. Replaced gear actuator.
- [Incident 19780914019049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914019049I), Sep 14, 1978: Frchld FH227 (N375NE), Boston, MA. Shutdown engine due to erratic indications. Replaced fuel pump and fuel control.

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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