# Incident 19950421015429I: Boeing 737222, Chicago, IL, April 21, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N9012U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9012U-1999-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,085 total, 6,102 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950421015429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT HAD ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE AT FL.24.0. REQUESTED LOWER ALTITUDE BUT ATC WAS BUSY AND DID NOT RESPOND. PILOT HAD F/A'S SEATED, PASSENGER SEATED (SEAT BELT SIGN ON), AND GALLEY SECURED. TURBULENCE INCREASED, AND EXPERIENCED A 300' DROP IN ALTITUDE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ADVISED ATC THAT HE WAS DESCENDING TO LOWER ALTITUDE, ATC CLEARED HIM TO 16,000'. TURBULANCE SUBSIDED, PILOT HAD F/A'S CHECK FOR ANY INJURIES. NONE REPORTED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ORD. UA2A MX PERFORMED A TURBULENCECHECK ON A-C REF #5-0-9-9, P.P.1-3 DATED MAY 31, 92. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9012U (2)

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

- [Incident 19810222010809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222010809I), Feb 22, 1981: Boeing 737222 (N9012U), Chicago, IL. Pilot returned due to cargo door warning. Replaced door warning switch actuator.
- [Incident 19790225008269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225008269I), Feb 25, 1979: Boeing 737222 (N9012U), Pittsburgh, PA. Copilots sliding window cracked after turning heat 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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