# Incident 19870911068339I: Boeing 727200, Memphis, TN, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 21:20 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N894AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N894AA-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-200 (registry code 138407E, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 72
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911068339I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT AIR MIXTURE VALVE STUCK AT CRUISE. EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION. UNCONTROLLABLE CABIN ALTITUDE. PACK VALVE FAILED.

## Other reports on N894AA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041022027199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041022027199I), Oct 22, 2004: Boeing 727200 (N894AA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) N894AA a 727-200 aircraft operated by the us marshall service (public use) was in the process of having a tire changed on the LH main gear. After the…
- [Incident 19810111005239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810111005239I), Jan 11, 1981: Boeing 727223 (N894AA), Albuquerque, NM. Aileron flutter in flight. Bushings and nuts were never installed on aileron tab inboard and outboard bell cranks

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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