# Incident 19961110044819I: Boeing 727224, El Paso, TX, November 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1996, 10:15 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69735, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69735-2011-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961110044819I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLT 1808 DEPARTED PHX TO IAH ON 11/10/96. THE CABIN COULD NOT BE PRESSURIZED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT INTO EL PASO FOR REPAIRS. MAINT FOUND THE PRESSURE CONTROLLER HAD FAILED. IT WAS PLACARDED AND THE AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO HOU. FILE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N69735 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900812065479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900812065479I), Aug 12, 1990: Boeing 727224 (N69735), Bozeman, MT, Minor damage. Lost power NR3 engine and fire light. Use fire bottles. Dumped fuel. Returned. Starter exducer turbine pin failed.
- [Incident 19841205076589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841205076589I), Dec 5, 1984: Boeing 727224 (N69735), Indianapolis, IN. Taxied into takeoff position with leading edge device not extended. Position warning by other crew. Recycled system

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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