# Incident 19950410015369I: Doug DC982, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, April 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1995, 07:25 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227AA-2018-03-02) (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: 56
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,285 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950410015369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENROUTE LAS TO DFW, 4/10/95, FLIGHT 2016, DURING CRUISE AT FL370 AND JUST PRIOR TO BEGINNING DESCENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RH AIR CYCLE MACHINE FAILED. CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN UNCONTROLLED CLIMB AS AIRCRAFT INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT. PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS WERE MANUALLY DEPLOYED AND ALL MASKS DROPPED SUCCESSFULLY. CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED MAXIMUM FL150 BEFORE DESCENDING WITH AIRCRAFT TO FL100. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN AND PERFORMED CHECK OF L/H AND R/H AIR CYCLE MACHINES WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 8.0 PSID WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECK OF NO. 1 AND NO. 2 PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REPLACED OXYGEN CANISTERS AND RESTOWED ALL OXYGEN MASKS. RE-SAFETIED MANUAL DROP SWITCH. ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AND AIRCRFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. WE CONSIDER THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N227AA (2)

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

- [Incident 19970209005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970209005439I), Feb 9, 1997: Doug DC982 (N227AA), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: the aircraft made a precautionary landing on runway 23 after experiencing a pressurization problem. The aircraft was ferried to ord for repairs and…
- [Incident 19911003059439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911003059439I), Oct 3, 1991: Doug DC982 (N227AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Cabin odor during taxi. Returned to gate. Found popped recirculation fan breaker and burned out fan.

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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