41.9769° N, 87.9081° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 19, 1990 · 16:45 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N412PE
Reported as
Boeing 737130
People aboard
58
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total6,000 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days
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.
Pressurization problem at altitude. Emergency descent to lower altitude. Continued to destination.
As the FAA filed it
PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM AT ALTITUDE. EMERGENCY DESCENT TO LOWER ALTITUDE. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.