# Incident 19880829052629I: Boeing 737322, Chicago, IL, August 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1988, 08:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N331UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331UA-2013-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880829052629I

## Narrative

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

AT LIFTOFF PILOT REPORTED SUSPECTED BIRD INGESTION. RETURNED AND LANDED. MANY TRACES OF IMPACTS AND INGESTIONS.

## Other reports on N331UA (1)

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

- [Incident 20060313006849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060313006849I), Mar 13, 2006: Boeing 737322 (N331UA), Wichita, KS. (-23) Crew reports unsafe gear indication. Used alternative method to extend gear after tower fly by. Aircraft landed without incident or damage. Gear was…

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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