# Incident 19950407011339I: Doug DC982, El Paso, TX, April 7, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1995, 19:28 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400AA-2009-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950407011339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING AN ENROUTE FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS TO SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, AALA FLIGHT 1725 MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET DUE TO A LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO EL PASO, TEXAS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1928 CST, 04/07/95. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR2 PRESSURE CONTROLLER INOPERATIVE IN AUTO, REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH CONTROLLERS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS, PRESSURIZATION CHECKS, AND LEAK CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N400AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19870413042769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870413042769I), Apr 13, 1987: Doug DC982 (N400AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Scraped a wingtip during landing attempt in strong gusty winds.
- [Incident 19870202005209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870202005209I), Feb 2, 1987: Doug DC982 (N400AA), Kansas City, MO. Aircraft returned following severe pressurization surges after takeoff.

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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