19880428039289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 737200 · Kahului, HI · April 28, 1988

Date
April 28, 1988 · 13:46 local
Place
Kahului, HI
Airport
Kahului Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TSAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73711
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA88MA054
Reported as
Boeing 737200
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
85
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total6,700 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Explosive decompression at FL 240 when cabin fuselage tore open. Safe landing. Cabin skin failed due fatigue cracks

As the FAA filed it

EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION AT FL 240 WHEN CABIN FUSELAGE TORE OPEN. SAFE LANDING.CABIN SKIN FAILED DUE FATIGUE CRACKS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N73711 · 1

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