# Incident 19870915069579I: Boeing 727214, Washington, DC, September 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1987, 19:36 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N373PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N373PA-1994-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-214 (registry code 138407R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727214
- People aboard: 157
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915069579I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED AND DESCENDED WHEN CABIN PRESSURE COULD NOT BE STABILIZED. OXYGEN MASK DEPLOYMENT MALFUNCTIONS.

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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