19951122041909I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC915 · Omaha, NE · November 22, 1995

Date: November 22, 1995 · 08:15 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MWEA
Aircraft: N300ME
Reported as: Doug DC915
People aboard: 14
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on November 22, 1995, N300ME, a DC-9-10, operated by midwest express airlines, inc., departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE enroute to Washington DC as flight 52. Upon reaching cruise flt 52 experienced a pressurization problem. The aircraft returned to Omaha, NE and landed without incident. The investigation disclosed the clamp that holds ducting between the left pack air cycle machine and the water separator came loose. Maintenance replaced the clamp, reconnected the hose and returned the aircraft to service. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 22, 1995, N300ME, A DC-9-10, OPERATED BY MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC., DEPARTED EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON DC AS FLIGHT 52. UPON REACHING CRUISE FLT 52 EXPERIENCED A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO OMAHA, NE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS DUCTING BETWEEN THE LEFT PACK AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND THE WATER SEPARATOR CAME LOOSE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CLAMP, RECONNECTED THE HOSE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.