36.8468° N, 76.2852° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 7, 1984 · 10:48 local
Place
Norfolk, VA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PEXA
Aircraft
N412PE
Reported as
Boeing 737100
People aboard
33
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.
Lost cabin pressure. Emergency descent. Door seal of aft air stair door had become dislodged form its track.
As the FAA filed it
LOST CABIN PRESSURE. EMERGENCY DESCENT. DOOR SEAL OF AFT AIR STAIR DOOR HAD BECOME DISLODGED FORM ITS TRACK.