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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727 · Wilmington, SC · September 13, 1982

Date
September 13, 1982
Place
Wilmington, SC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N8840
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
34
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.

#3 Bleed air tripped at 37,000 feet. Used emergency procedures. Cabin pressure climbed, masks dropped.

As the FAA filed it

#3 BLEED AIR TRIPPED AT 37,000 FEET. USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED, MASKS DROPPED.