# Incident 19810106005149I: Boeing 727, Lake Charles, LA, January 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR63 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 73
- 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/19810106005149I

## Narrative

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

CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED TO CLIMB.  DESCENDED TO SAFE ALTITUDE.  FOUND CRACKED STARTER DUCT.

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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