Boeing 727-100 crash, Aug 27, 1988, Chicago-O'Hare
Boeing 727-100 accident on August 27, 1988 near Chicago-O'Hare, Illinois, United States with no fatalities. Cause: A disconnected gear selector...
- Date: August 27, 1988
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Chicago-O'Hare, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A disconnected gear selector actuating rod, and a manual gear extension checklist that omitted a critical step.
A TWA Boeing 727 on a domestic service from St. Louis to Chicago could not extend its landing gear on approach. After a missed approach at Midway and failed manual extension attempts, it made an emergency gear up landing at O'Hare. Nobody died.