41.9769° N, 87.9081° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 13, 1990 · 13:55 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N944U
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
72
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.
Gear door warning on retraction. Diverted and landed. Actuator rod arm had disconnected.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR DOOR WARNING ON RETRACTION. DIVERTED AND LANDED. ACTUATOR ROD ARM HAD DISCONNECTED.