# Incident 19900817049459I: Doug DC951, Milwaukee, WI, August 17, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1990, 08:02 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409EA-2005-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 325 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900817049459I

## Narrative

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

CABIN PRESSURIZATION FAILED IN AUTOMATIC MODE. MASKS FAILED TO DEPLOY. RETURNED. USED MANUAL CONTROL OF PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N409EA (1)

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

- [Incident 19810814058959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814058959I), Aug 14, 1981: Doug DC9 (N409EA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Engine lost power and was shutdown. Found turbine had failed. Changed engine.

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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