# Incident 19790317008329I: Doug DC9, Hampton, NY, March 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hampton, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 43.5248° N, 73.2518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5248&lon=-73.2518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8957E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957E-2008-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 45
- 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/19790317008329I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY DESCENT DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE CABIN PRESSURE. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N8957E (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960308006609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960308006609I), Mar 8, 1996: Doug DC931 (N8957E), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: nw flight 1099 from detroit metro airport, declared an emergency when #2 engine oil strainer clogging light illuminated. All other indications were…
- [Incident 19860925061459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860925061459I), Sep 25, 1986: Doug DC931 (N8957E), St Louis, MO. Aircraft returned after engine vibration. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19790223007289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223007289I), Feb 23, 1979: Doug DC931 (N8957E), Providence, RI. Static wick on horizontal stabilizer contacted empennage of parked 8115N.

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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