# Incident 19790801029159I: Boeing 707323C, Detroit, MI, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 23:47 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8414, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8414-1988-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-323C (registry code 138367D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707323C
- People aboard: 178
- 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/19790801029159I

## Narrative

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

COCKPIT OXYGEN PRESSURE LOST DUE TO CRACKED FITTING MS21908D 5 AT FE REGULATOR. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N8414 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791127045849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791127045849I), Nov 27, 1979: Boeing 707323C (N8414), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot failed to turn aircraft onto taxiway, proceeded straight ahead into sand. Had to be towed back to taxiway.

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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