# Incident 19780131001679I: Doug DC8/, Chicago, IL, January 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1978, 18:52 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8074U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8/
- People aboard: 104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780131001679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST PRESSURIZATION AT FL320. EMERGENCY DESCENT WITH DIVERSION TO UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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