40.7242° N, 74.1726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 18, 1985
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PEXA
Aircraft
N411PE
Reported as
Boeing 737130
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total800 in this make and model200 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.
Passenger complained of ears popping when door was opened. No discrepancy in procedures or mechanical problem.
As the FAA filed it
PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF EARS POPPING WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED. NO DISCREPANCY IN PROCEDURES OR MECHANICAL PROBLEM.