# Incident 19880822052609I: Boeing 72795, Chicago, IL, August 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1988, 14:55 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: KTIA
- 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: N37KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37KA-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-95 (registry code 1384035, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72795
- People aboard: 59
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822052609I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO ORD DUE TO FLAP ASYMMETRY PROBLEM. CONFLICTING READINGS BETWEEN PILOT AND ENGINEER. LOOSE CANNON PLUG.

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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