# Incident 19880511024659I: Boeing 737200, Detroit, MI, May 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1988, 16:04 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9014U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9014U-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737200
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88IA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511024659I

## Narrative

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

CEILING PANELS BEGAN BUCKLING AND COMING LOOSE DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE. DIVERTED AND LANDED. BONDING ADHESIVE DEFECT

## 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 CHI88IA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88IA111), May 11, 1988: Boeing 737-222 (N9014U), Detroit, MI, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N9014U (1)

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

- [Incident 19910712033879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910712033879I), Jul 12, 1991: Boeing 737222 (N9014U), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Partial hydraulic failure en route. Emergency landing. Swivel elbow o ring leaking from spoiler actuator.

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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