# Incident 19890211009079I: Boeing 727232, Chicago, IL, February 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1989, 11:21 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N471DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N471DA-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 139
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890211009079I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO FAILURE OF NR1 ENGINE. FOUND TURBINE BLADES FAILURE. ENGINE HAD 8 WRITE UPS IN LAST 60 DAYS.

## Other reports on N471DA (4)

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

- [Incident 19880405021689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880405021689I), Apr 5, 1988: Boeing 727232 (N471DA), West Palm Beach, FL. Trailing edge flap fairing fell off on runway during landing. Bolts had backed out from vibration.
- [Incident 19800716061369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716061369I), Jul 16, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N471DA), Houston, TX. Tire rubber came off during takeoff.
- [Incident 19790822032259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822032259I), Aug 22, 1979: Boeing 727232 (N471DA), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. NR2 main tire failed at rotation. Lost b system hydraulics from debris damage.
- [Incident 19780802047959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802047959I), Aug 2, 1978: Boeing 727232 (N471DA), Boston, MA. Bird strike above cockpit windshield during takeoff roll. No damage found.

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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