# Accident 19880428039289A: Boeing 737200, Kahului, HI, April 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1988, 13:46 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TSAA
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73711, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73711-1988-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-297 (registry code 1384480, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-297) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 85
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 6,700 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA88MA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880428039289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DCA88MA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA054), Apr 28, 1988: Boeing 737-297 (N73711), Maui, HI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N73711 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820605036259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820605036259I), Jun 5, 1982: Boeing 737297 (N73711), Santa Ana, CA. Blew out three tires on landing roll. Anti skid contact box had been removed for another aircraft. No record made.

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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