# Incident 19980822038489I: Beech 1900D, Springfield, IL, August 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1998, 10:15 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GLBA
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94UX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822038489I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON AUGUST 22, 1998, AT 1015 A.M. CDT, FLIGHT NUMBER 5983, FROM CHICAGO, IL, TO SPRINGFIELD, IL, A BEECHCRAFT 1900-D, N94UX, EXPERIENCED A RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 16,000 FEET. THE CREW DESCENDED TO 8,000 FEET AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD, IL, LANDING AT 1043 A.M. CDT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED AN ASTHMA ATTACK DURING THE FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD, IL, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER LANDING. THE TWO CREW AND 15 PASSENGERS SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THE COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT SPRINGFIELD, IL, FOUND THE CABIN DOOR SEAL TO HAVE FAILED. THE SEAL HAD STRETCHED BEYOND LIMITS AND COULD NOT BE REINSTALLED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE SEAL HAD BE REPLACED ON AUGUST 20, 1998. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ADHESIVE ON THE SEAL OR THE DOOR. A NEW SEAL WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH 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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