# Accident 19871110067369A: Boeing 737232, Raleigh-Durham, NC, November 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1987, 19:45 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315DL-2007-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-232 (registry code 1384475, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737232
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871110067369A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTED SEVERE TURBULENCE IN THE CLOUDS AT FL225. ONE F LIGHT ATTENDENT WAS INJURED. SEVERE TURBULENCE FORECAST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL88LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA034), Nov 11, 1987: Boeing 737-232 (N315DL), Raleigh, NC, no damage

## Other reports on N315DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19910623035309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623035309I), Jun 23, 1991: Boeing 737232 (N315DL), Reno, NV. Loss of pressurization. Declared emergency. Descended and landed at Reno. Masks deployed.

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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