41.9769° N, 87.9081° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 20, 1989 · 09:20 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1831U
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Reported engine
GE CF66D
People aboard
268
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR1 engine vibration on climb. Shut down and continued to ohare. Found severe blade damage due to bird ingestion.
As the FAA filed it
NR1 ENGINE VIBRATION ON CLIMB. SHUT DOWN AND CONTINUED TO OHARE. FOUND SEVERE BLADE DAMAGE DUE TO BIRD INGESTION.