# Incident 19950216005639I: Doug DC951, Wilmington, DE, February 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: SKCF
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919PJ-2013-07-03) (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 series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 122
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216005639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 16, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS A DC-9-51, N919PJ, OPERATED BY SUNJET INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AS FLT. 807, DFW/EWR, WHILE ENROUTE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 270 EXPERIENCED A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM WITH ASSOCIATED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THEY COORDINATED AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO BELOW 10,000 FEET, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT, WILMINGTON, DE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE PASSENGERS, HOWEVER, ONE F/A WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A BLOCKED EAR PROBLEM. THE PASSENGERS WERE LATER DEPLANED AT THE TERMINAL FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO EWR LATER IN THE DAY UN-PRESSURIZED IAW THE MEL FOR MAINTENANCE. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N919PJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19950925035769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950925035769I), Sep 25, 1995: Doug DC951 (N919PJ), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Noise waiting takeoff. On takeoff roll a main tire blew with vibration. Aborted. Wheel failed when noise was heard.

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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