32.7831° N, 96.8067° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 29, 1981 · 18:32 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Dfw
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N951
Reported as
Doug DC9
People aboard
92
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.
Unable pressurize aircraft. Returned, found bad door warning switch. Replaced switch.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT. RETURNED, FOUND BAD DOOR WARNING SWITCH. REPLACED SWITCH.