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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-251 · Chicago, IL · March 23, 1997

Date: March 23, 1997 · 00:31 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: P9RA
Aircraft: N280US
Reported as: Boeing 727251
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,500 total10,500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N280USRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2000 · Boeing 727-251S/N 21159 Airframe modelBoeing 727-251

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.

Narrative: FAA contacted due to turn back & emergency. Declared airworthiness involved due to possible malfunction. privacy data omitted A/c departed o'Hare , lost all airspeed & altimeters at 400' AGL. Declared emergency, dumped fuel, landed runway 9 w/o incident. Mtc found pitot/static line off causing loss of system. Line re-installed, sys. Tested, a/c test flown all sys normal & operational. Causes are still under investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: FAA CONTACTED DUE TO TURN BACK & EMERGENCY. DECLARED AIRWORTHINESS INVOLVED DUE TO POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A/C DEPARTED O'HARE , LOST ALL AIRSPEED & ALTIMETERS AT 400' AGL. DECLARED EMERGENCY, DUMPED FUEL, LANDED RUNWAY 9 W/O INCIDENT. MTC FOUND PITOT/STATIC LINE OFF CAUSING LOSS OF SYSTEM. LINE RE-INSTALLED, SYS. TESTED, A/C TEST FLOWN ALL SYS NORMAL & OPERATIONAL. CAUSES ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Other reports on N280US · 3

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

Incident 19910214004709IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Memphis, TNFumes in aircraft when lights turned on. Emergency landing. Ballast for lights was cause of fumes.Feb 14, 1991 Incident 19900104006849IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Tampa, FLNR3 engine separated in flight. Landed safely. Recovered engine. Found ingested material from lavatory tank.Jan 4, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19880215011909ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Billings, MTHad a false landing gear position indication. Returned. Landed without incident. Replaced left main downlock sensorFeb 15, 1988