- Date
- June 18, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4867TMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-73
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840618050989I
- Case key
- 12452
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Hydraulic system,fitting - failure,partialCause
Fluid,hydraulic - leakCause
Landing gear,anti-skid brake system - incorrectFactor
Analysis
During descent, flt engineer noticed the hydraulic fluid level was low. Acft landed with locked brakes on all 4 wheels of the rt main gear and all 4 tires were blown out. Two hydraulic line fittings on the rudder hydraulic booster package were found to be the source of the hydraulic fluid loss. The anti-skid control box was found to be out of specifications.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4867T
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-73
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46090
- Engine
- GE CFM-58, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Trans American Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- FRF · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORD · O'Hare Iap, runway 27, 10,141 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 20 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.