# Incident 19940206049039I: Doug MD88, New Orleans, LA, February 6, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1994, 16:14 local time
- 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
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N876 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- People aboard: 87
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 13,000 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940206049039I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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