# Incident 19971129044189I: Boeing 727200, Washington, DC, November 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1997, 23:00 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N468DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468DA-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971129044189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE ATL TO IAD, A PASSENGER OPENED OVERHEAD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S DEMO OXYGEN KIT FELL FROM COMPARTMENT STRIKING FEMALE PASSENGER ON THE HEAD. THE PASSENGER LATER COMPLAINED OF A HEADACHE SO THE F.A. REQUESTED PARAMEDICS MEET THE AIRCRAFT. THE PARAMEDICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PASSENGER, BUT DECIDED TO CARRY THE LADY PASSENGER TO RESTON HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER SURVEILLANCE/EXAMINATION. THE HOSPITAL RELEASED THE PASSENGER A SHORT TIME LATER.

## Other reports on N468DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19910128005009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910128005009I), Jan 28, 1991: Boeing 727277 (N468DA), Fairbanks, AK. Outflow valve would not close on climbout. Returned. Maintenance cleaned the valve and operation checked normal.
- [Incident 19801015077759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015077759I), Oct 15, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N468DA), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. Truck overturned by jet blast. Driver assumed the jet had parked, captain gave another burst of power.
- [Incident 19780708043179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708043179I), Jul 8, 1978: Boeing 727 (N468DA), Shreveport, LA. Pilot landed with stat warning light, landing uneventful. Operation normal after lubrication.

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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