CHI75IC013

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · Chicago, IL · August 3, 1974

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 3, 1974
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
62 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1643Boeing 727
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140554

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0014   74/8/3    CHICAGO,ILL         BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0920                    N1643               PX-  0  0 56                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- CORROSIVE CHEM LEAKAGE.EXAM RVLD RUPTURED AREA NR RIM.UN DTRMN IF PRES BUILD-UP OR DMGD CONTAINER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1643
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Ohare Intl