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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747121 · London, UK · March 10, 1987

Date
March 10, 1987 · 10:25 local
Place
London, UK
Airport
Heathrow
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAAA
Aircraft
N740PA
Reported as
Boeing 747121
People aboard
245
Fatal injuries
0

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.

The aircraft returned to airport when unable to pressurize the cabin. Cargo door latch torque tube worn.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT WHEN UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE CABIN. CARGO DOOR LATCH TORQUE TUBE WORN.