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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747121 · Miami, FL · December 22, 1980

Date
December 22, 1980 · 09:50 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAAA
Aircraft
N744PA
Reported as
Boeing 747121
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Emergency descent after crew unable to control pressurization. Replaced auto controller.

As the FAA filed it

EMERGENCY DESCENT AFTER CREW UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION. REPLACED AUTO CONTROLLER.