# Incident 19951126044809I: Doug MD88, Little Rock, AR, November 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1995, 07:22 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953DL-2021-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D219
- People aboard: 32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,608 total, 1,465 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126044809I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N953DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20040102000399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040102000399I), Jan 2, 2004: Doug MD88 (N953DL), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he touched down approximately 1000 feet down the runway and bounced and floated for a considerable distance before touching down…
- [Incident 19940815033889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940815033889I), Aug 15, 1994: Doug MD88 (N953DL), Houston, TX. Became confused on taxiway instruction due closed taxiway. Wheel dropped off taxiway into dirt on turning.

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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