McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 N8081U

Summary

On 24 January 1984 at about 02:20 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 registered N8081U, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 47 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 January 1984 at 02:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

O'hare Iap (ORD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61

Registration

N8081U

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

United Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Toronto

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI84IA093

Nobody was injured.

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

AS THE CAPT APPLIED POWER & RELEASED BRAKES TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF, THE ACFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE CAPT STATED THAT HE CLOSED THE THROTTLES & PUT THE #1 & #2 THROTTLES IN REVERSE. THE ACFT THEN BEGAN TO VEER LEFT & SPUN AROUND NEARLY 1-1/2 TIMES. THE 1ST OFFICER STATED THAT AS THE ACFT INITIALLY DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, HE NOTED THAT THE #4 ENG WAS NOT SPOOLING UP & HE SO INFORMED THE CAPT. THE RWY CENTERLINE HAD BEEN DEICED & WAS REPORTED WET WITH SCATTERED AREAS OF SNOW; BRAKING ACTION HAD BEEN REPORTED AS GOOD. THE CAPT SAID THAT LIGHT RAIN OR MIST WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE #3 ENG COWLING WAS GASHED DURING THE INCIDENT & A LANDING LIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.