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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC932 · Memphis, TN · April 2, 1987

Date
April 2, 1987 · 18:56 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N1275L
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
52
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.

Cabin pressure light came on at cruise. Emergency descent until cabin pressure held. Replaced water separator bags.

As the FAA filed it

CABIN PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AT CRUISE. EMERGENCY DESCENT UNTIL CABIN PRESSURE HELD. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS.