19881229069359I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Pittsburgh, PA · December 29, 1988

Date: December 29, 1988 · 15:10 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N973VJ
Reported as: Doug DC931
People aboard: 107
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,200 total3,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N973VJRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2003 · Douglas DC-9-31S/N 47099 · Built 1967 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost pressurization. Deployed masks and descended. Manually controlled pressure. Nose gear ground sense out of rig.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PRESSURIZATION. DEPLOYED MASKS AND DESCENDED. MANUALLY CONTROLLED PRESSURE. NOSE GEAR GROUND SENSE OUT OF RIG.

Other reports on N973VJ · 10

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

Incident 19961107039259ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Syracuse, NYNarrative: on November 7, 1996 at 1330 EST a Douglas DC-9, N973VJ, flight 2123, operated by usair, inc., after take-off at 500' AGL, left engine ingested birds. Left epr dropped from 1.95 to 1.4. Flight crew declared an emergency and leveled aircraft at 2000…Nov 7, 1996 · Minor damage Incident 19901102055539IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Pittsburgh, PAAircraft lost right hydraulic system on climb. Diverted and landed. Ground spoiler bypass valve failed.Nov 2, 1990 Incident 19890102062599IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Buffalo, NYCabin pressurization problem after departure. Returned. Unable to duplicate problem.Jan 2, 1989 Incident 19880813043559IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Huntington, WVLeft engine fire caution light came on. Discharged fire bottles. Diverted to hts. No evidence of fire found.Aug 13, 1988 Incident 19810507031299IDescent · Baltimore, MDRight main gear did not indicate down and locked. Aircraft ferried to main base. Found warn system breaker bad.May 7, 1981 Incident 19801115079829ITakeoff Ground Roll · Pittsburgh, PAAircraft struck a deer just before rotation. Landed safely at destination.Nov 15, 1980 · Minor damage Incident 19781226020479IInitial Approach-IFR · Pittsburgh, PAPilot unable to get gear safe inication diverted, landed safely. Gear down lock switch was faulty.Dec 26, 1978 Incident 19781030027899ILevel Off Touchdown · Windsor Locks, CTLeft out board tire blew out on landing.Oct 30, 1978 Incident 19780607044929IClimb · East Boston, MACrew heard loud noise in nose gear area. Returned to Boston. A nose gear door cable had broken.Jun 7, 1978 Incident 19780220007499INormal Cruise · Washington, DCPilot diverted flight after experiencing a generator lockout.Feb 20, 1978