# Incident 19890118007249I: Boeing 7372B7, Washington, DC, January 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1989, 16:02 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285AU-2002-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2B7 (registry code 138447C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372B7
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 46
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118007249I

## Narrative

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

LOST PRESSURIZATION AT ALTITUDE. OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. DIVERTED TO DULLES. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER.

## Other reports on N285AU (3)

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

- [Incident 19981113045439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981113045439I), Nov 13, 1998: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Albany, NY, Minor damage. (-5) Aircraft departed runway 01. Upon reaching approx. 100 ft AGL, the aircraft encountered a bird strike. Approx. 13 birds struck the aircraft and two…
- [Incident 19920110003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920110003809I), Jan 10, 1992: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. NR1 engine noise on takeoff. Aborted,discharged extinguishers. Uncontained turbine failure. Damaged fuselage.
- [Incident 19910418014979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418014979I), Apr 18, 1991: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Vibration on descent. Stowed speed brakes and aircraft pitched down. Part of an elevator tab had broken at hinge.

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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