Boeing B-727-200A N277US
24 October 1988 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1988 at about 21:10 local time, a Boeing B-727-200A registered N277US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 80 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-727-200A
- Registration
- N277US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Boston
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI89IA018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
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
ON DEPARTURE FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, O'HARE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF THE INBOARD LEFT MAIN WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN, WHERE IT WAS LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE BROKEN INBOARD AXLE ASSEMBLY BY THE NTSB METALLURGICAL LAB, REVEALED FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE AXLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1990 | Boeing B-727-29 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Trump Shuttle Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1984 | Boeing B-727-90C | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1983 | Boeing B-727-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1982 | Boeing B-727-200 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | Mexicana Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1981 | Boeing B-727 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1997 | Boeing B-727-200 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 55B | Quincy, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182 | Sparta, Illinois, United States | Archway Skydiving | No injuries | - |