42.3629° N, 71.0064° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 16, 1991 · 13:21 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N8872Z
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
17
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total3,400 in this make and model115 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.
Auto pressure controller fail light on takeoff. Opened outflow valves manually. Returned. Replaced controller.
As the FAA filed it
AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLER FAIL LIGHT ON TAKEOFF. OPENED OUTFLOW VALVES MANUALLY. RETURNED. REPLACED CONTROLLER.