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FAA incident report · Doug MD-88 · Little Rock, AR · November 26, 1995

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Date
November 26, 1995 · 07:22 local
Place
Little Rock, AR
Airport
Adams Field
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N953DL
Reported as
Doug MD88
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D219
People aboard
32
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,608 total1,465 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N953DLRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2021 · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88S/N 49884 · Built 1990Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD-88Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

Narrative: history of flight: on November 26, 1995, at 0730 CST, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, N953DL, operated by delta air lines, returned to Little Rock and landed without incident because the aircraft could not be pressurized. The aircraft had just taken off from Adams Field, Little Rock, AR. For a scheduled passenger flight to atlanta. There were no injuries and no fire. The aircraft was on an instrument flight plan in visual meterological conditions. Damage to the aircraft: there was no aircraft damage. Test and research: after the previous flight the right a/c pack was placarded inop per the MEL due to passenger complaints of low air flow from the "eyeball" vents. After the aircraft returned with pressurization problems maintenance found the auto pressurization controller inoperative, placarded the pressurization system in accordance with the MEL, and approved the aircraft for an upressurized passenger flight to atlanta. Atlanta maintenance replaced pack shut-off valve, p/n 219001241. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON NOVEMBER 26, 1995, AT 0730 CST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-88, N953DL, OPERATED BY DELTA AIR LINES, RETURNED TO LITTLE ROCK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE PRESSURIZED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM ADAMS FIELD, LITTLE ROCK, AR. FOR A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT TO ATLANTA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN IN VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. TEST AND RESEARCH: AFTER THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT THE RIGHT A/C PACK WAS PLACARDED INOP PER THE MEL DUE TO PASSENGER COMPLAINTS OF LOW AIR FLOW FROM THE "EYEBALL" VENTS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED WITH PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER INOPERATIVE, PLACARDED THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEL, AND APPROVED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN UPRESSURIZED PASSENGER FLIGHT TO ATLANTA. ATLANTA MAINTENANCE REPLACED PACK SHUT-OFF VALVE, P/N 219001241. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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