Boeing 727-222A N7273U
11 June 1983 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1983 at about 22:33 local time, a Boeing 727-222A registered N7273U was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 142 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 15 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare (ORD)
- Coordinates
- 41.9507, -87.7008
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-222A
- Registration
- N7273U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Tampa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83FA251
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 125 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE #1 ENG FAILED & THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT APRX 70 KTS. THE AIRCREW TAXIED THE ACFT CLEAR OF THE RWY & STOPPED ON THE REVERSE HIGH SPEED TURNOFF. THE AIRCREW OF ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT TRANSMITTED THAT THE #1 ENG WAS ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO FIRE WARNING LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT, BUT THE #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN & A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED INTO THE ENG. ANOTHER RADIO CALL WAS RECEIVED THAT THE ENG WAS STILL ON FIRE & A SECOND EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED INTO THE ENG. THE OTHER 2 ENGS WERE ALSO SHUT DOWN & ALL OCCUPANTS WERE EVACUATED USING THE EMERGENCY EXITS. TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE 2ND STAGE TURBINE DISK HAD FRACTURED FROM FATIGUE WHICH INITIATED AT THE BASE OF CAVITIES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AIR SEAL GROOVE. THE INSIDE & OUTSIDE SURFACESOF THE DISK AIR SEAL GROOVE SHOWED SIGNS OF FRETTING AS IF THE MATING AIR SEAL HAD BEEN MOVING FORE & AFT WITHIN THE GROOVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1983 | Boeing 727-100 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1983 | Boeing 727-200 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1983 | Boeing 727-222 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Boeing 727-231A | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Boeing 727-200 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Alaska Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Raven S55A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | David M. Sgricca | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182G | Dongola, Illinois, United States | Robert Etherton | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Cessna 305A | Park Forrest, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Aurora, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Cessna 177 | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States | Ronald N. Kritzman | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | East Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |