# Incident 19911028048529I: Doug DC1010, Las Vegas, NV, October 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1991, 07:19 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1820U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 179
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92IA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911028048529I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED RAPID DECOMPRESSION. MASKS DEPLOYED. FOUND A TEAR IN LOWER PRESSURE BULKHEAD. MODIFICATION NOT DONE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92IA027), Oct 28, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N1820U), Las Vegas, NV, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: RUPTURE OF A FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD BECAUSE OF CYCLICALLY INDUCED METAL FATIGUE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT WERE: THE OPERATOR'S DECISION NOT TO STRUCTURALLY MODIFY ITS AIRPLANE IN…

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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