19891003056359I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 72722 · Chicago, IL · October 3, 1989

Date
October 3, 1989 · 11:10 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N7022U
Reported as
Boeing 72722
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
83
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.

Fire warning NR2 engine. Returned. Dumped fuel on students and businesses. Hot air from broken duct set off alarm.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE WARNING NR2 ENGINE. RETURNED. DUMPED FUEL ON STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES. HOT AIR FROM BROKEN DUCT SET OFF ALARM.