42.2124° N, 83.3534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 9, 1988 · 14:27 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NR708
Reported as
Boeing 727200
People aboard
112
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cabin pressure climbed. Emergency descent with oxygen masks deployed. Found crack in wheel well ceiling panel.
As the FAA filed it
CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED. EMERGENCY DESCENT WITH OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. FOUND CRACK IN WHEEL WELL CEILING PANEL.