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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Kansas City, MO · June 14, 1997

Date
June 14, 1997 · 10:28 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N72825
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
146
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: Continental airlines inc. flight COA142 departed cos enroute to ewr, June 14, 1997. After take-off, the cabin crew was unable to get water from either galley. After being informed of the condition, the flight crew contacted ATC who cleared them to land at mci where a normal landing was made. Upon arrival at the gate area, the aircraft was inspected by maintenance who discovered the water select switch in the full position, instead of the off position, and the power switch panel in the on position, instead of off position. Both switches were returned to the correct position and the potable water system checked normal. The aircraft was released back to service and departed without further incident. This incident (CE97ICM0085) is considered closed with the submittal of this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC. FLIGHT COA142 DEPARTED COS ENROUTE TO EWR, JUNE 14, 1997. AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE CABIN CREW WAS UNABLE TO GET WATER FROM EITHER GALLEY. AFTER BEING INFORMED OF THE CONDITION, THE FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED ATC WHO CLEARED THEM TO LAND AT MCI WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE AREA, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE WHO DISCOVERED THE WATER SELECT SWITCH IN THE FULL POSITION, INSTEAD OF THE OFF POSITION, AND THE POWER SWITCH PANEL IN THE ON POSITION, INSTEAD OF OFF POSITION. BOTH SWITCHES WERE RETURNED TO THE CORRECT POSITION AND THE POTABLE WATER SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE AND DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT (CE97ICM0085) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.