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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug MD88 · New Orleans, LA · February 6, 1994

Date: February 6, 1994 · 16:14 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Aircraft: N876
Reported as: Doug MD88
People aboard: 87
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total13,000 in this make and model182 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.

Narrative: during cruise from houston intercontinental airport to newark international airport the high temperature light in the tail compartment illuminated. An emergency checklist was completed at 25,000 feet. The right pack was shut down. The captain diverted to New Orleans international airport without further incident. The aircraft was returned to service in accordance with maintenance procedures for Continental airlines.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISE FROM HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT TO NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT ILLUMINATED. AN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AT 25,000 FEET. THE RIGHT PACK WAS SHUT DOWN. THE CAPTAIN DIVERTED TO NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FOR CONTINENTAL AIRLINES.