# Incident 19890320029809I: Aerosp ATR42300, Chicago, IL, March 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1989, 13:43 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- 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: N427MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427MQ-1998-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890320029809I

## Narrative

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

HISSING SOUND AND BANG FROM BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. DOOR OPENED BY BAGGAGE. SUSPECT SODA CAN RUPTURED IN BAGGAGE.

## Other reports on N427MQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19881222071639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881222071639I), Dec 22, 1988: Aerosp ATR42300 (N427MQ), Mosinee, WI. Light to heavy freezing rain in area. Aircraft stalled but recovered on initial approach. Airframe deice not on.

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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