ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377130
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1985 |
| Time: | 21:55 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-123 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N1984 |
| MSN: | 18440/69 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 121 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Baltimore, MD (KBWI) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLT 57 HAD DEPARTED BALTIMORE FOR CHICAGO. ON FINAL APPROACH AT OHARE THE CREW DISCOVERED THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE FE MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO CRANK DOWN THE GEAR ALL OF WHICH WERE UNSUCESSFUL. AFTER LANDING WITH NOSE GEAR UP ALL 121 OCCUPANTS SLIDE EVACUATED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. AFTER JACKING THE NOSE UP A GROUND CREW MAN WENT ABOARD AND CRANKED THE GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION WITH NO DIFFICULTY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85IA212
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 September 1983 | N1984 | American Airlines | 0 | Chicago, IL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 08:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 30-Mar-2024 08:35 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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