47.4823° N, 111.3703° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 29, 1987 · 08:58 local
Place
Great Falls, MT
Airport
Great Falls International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N2825W
Reported as
Boeing 727247
People aboard
81
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,802 total3,396 in this make and model156 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.
Partial loss of pressurization at cruise. Descended, diverted. Air duct between pack and water seperator was loose.
As the FAA filed it
PARTIAL LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION AT CRUISE. DESCENDED, DIVERTED. AIR DUCT BETWEEN PACK AND WATER SEPERATOR WAS LOOSE.