# Incident 19980823038459I: Boeing 727223, Chicago, IL, August 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1998, 17:04 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N6835, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6835-1999-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 3,141 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823038459I

## Narrative

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

(-5) AALA B-727-223, REGISTRATION NUMBER N 6835, OPERATING AS FLIGHT 2014 ARRIVED AT CHICAGO OHARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AT 1704 LOCAL TIME. UPON LANDING RUNWAY 22R THE NUMBERS 3 AND 4 MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) TIRES FAILED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT TO LIST RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY AND WERE BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR INSPECTION AND EVALUATION. INITIAL INVESTIGATION FOUND THE #3 ENGINE WAS SEIZED POSSIBLY DUE TO TIRE INGESTION. THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS ADJACIENT TO THE RIGHT MLG AND THE RIGHT MLG DOORS WERE DAMAGED. THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP OPERATING TORQUE TUBE WAS BENT AND DENTED. THE RIGHT WING INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP JACK SCREW FAIRING WAS DENTED AND CRACKED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED BNA PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL AT ORD. THE BNA TOWER PERSONNEL REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD ABORTED THE INITIAL TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 20R PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM BNA DUE TO A DOOR LIGHT PROBLEM. THE O.A.T. AT BNA WAS 90 TO 91 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RETURN     TO THE GATE. AFTER A 15 TO 20 MINUTE WAIT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BNA FOR ORD. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON ARRIVAL AT ORD THERE WAS A LOG BOOK DISCREPANCY INITIATED BY THE FLIHGT CREW INDICATING THE AFT ENTRY DOOR VIBRATES LOOSE ON TAXI, HANDLE DOES NOT SEAT PROPERLY. A REQUEST HAS BEEN INITIATED FOR THE BNA TOWER TAPE AND CONTROLLERS STATEMENT. ALSO A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE OF AALA FOR THE FLIGHT RECORDER INFORMATION. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE WHEEL FAILURE ON LANDING AT ORD HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N6835 (4)

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

- [Incident 19900313032499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900313032499I), Mar 13, 1990: Boeing 727223 (N6835), Des Moines, IA. Vibration on climb. Returned and landed without incident. Nose gear strut underinflated.
- [Incident 19850617032519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850617032519I), Jun 17, 1985: Boeing 727223 (N6835), Ohare, IL, Minor damage. During pushback from gate, catering truck struck number 2 engine. Replaced engine. Truck driver negligent.
- [Incident 19821216069259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821216069259I), Dec 16, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6835), Phoenix, AZ. Pilot failed to follow instructions from ATC on taxi directions to gate.
- [Incident 19790922050629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922050629I), Sep 22, 1979: Boeing 727223 (N6835), Little Rock, AR. Unscheduled landing due to catering strap hanging out galley door.

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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