# Incident 19900130004979I: Boeing 727225, Pittsburgh, PA, January 30, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1990, 09:15 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8855E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855E-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (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 727225
- People aboard: 86
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900130004979I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION IN AUTO OR MANUAL. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. RETURNED TO PITTSBURGH.

## Other reports on N8855E (1)

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

- [Incident 19780119003569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119003569I), Jan 19, 1978: Boeing 727200 (N8855E), Charlotte, NC. After turn off onto taxiway main landing gear ran off into mud. Passengers off loaded.

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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