# Accident 19880827071829A: Boeing 72731, Chicago, IL, August 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1988, 16:50 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- 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: N852TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N852TW-1988-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-31 (registry code 1384010, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72731
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,899 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880827071829A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE GEAR AT AIRPORT. LANDED GEAR UP AT ALTERNATE. DISCONNECTED GEAR SELECTOR ROD. CREW DAMAGED MANUAL GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA223), Aug 27, 1988: Boeing 727-31 (N852TW), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PROCEDURAL CHECKLIST IN WHICH A CRITICAL STEP WAS NOT LISTED.

## Other reports on N852TW (4)

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

- [Incident 19860807071819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860807071819I), Aug 7, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N852TW), St Louis, MO. Engine shutdown after thrust reverser deploy light came on. Returned. Found a contained turbine failure.
- [Incident 19851222068689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851222068689I), Dec 22, 1985: Boeing 72731 (N852TW), Kansas City, MO. Lost a system hydraulics after retracting flaps. Alternate procedure for gear extension. Flap drive motor leaking.
- [Incident 19800311035689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311035689I), Mar 11, 1980: Boeing 72731 (N852TW), Chicago, IL. NR1 engine throttled back due to fire warning light. Pneumatic system failure.
- [Incident 19790519200479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519200479I), May 19, 1979: Boeing 727 (N852TW), Pittsburg, PA. Lost hydraulic power due to loss of fluid from cracked line.

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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