# Incident 19870310025169I: Boeing 747121, London, UK, March 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1987, 10:25 local time
- Place: London, UK
- Airport: Heathrow
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Aircraft: N740PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747121
- People aboard: 245
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870310025169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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