# Accident 19950823036159A: Lkheed 10113851, Los Angeles, CA, August 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1995, 20:13 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781DL-1996-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB21122B02
- People aboard: 236
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,330 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823036159A

## Narrative

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

DECOMPRESSION AT FL330. DESCENDED. RETURNED LAX. STRINGER BROKE. BULKHEAD SEPARATED. AD  ON FITTINGS NOT COMPLIED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA303), Aug 24, 1995: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (N781DL), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate certification/approval of the airframe structure. Contributing was the lack of required inspections of the failure area.

## Other reports on N781DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19930529026109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930529026109I), May 29, 1993: Lkheed 1011385114 (N781DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Smoke in cabin taxiing to gate. Shut engine down, evacuatded. One slide faulty.NR2 airconditioning pack valve faulty

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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