# Incident 19970614017779I: Doug DC982, Kansas City, MO, June 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1997, 10:28 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72825, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72825-2005-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 146
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614017779I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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