# Incident 19990727018169I: Emb EMB120, Palm Springs, CA, July 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1999, 13:28 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2935W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990727018169I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON JULY 27, 1999, THE ABOVE MENTIONED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT (PSP) DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM (DUCT LEAK LIGHT INDICATION). CORRECTIVE ACTION:  PSP MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND TIGHTENED A CLAMP AT THE LH HEAT EXCHANGER AND REPLACED TWO PACK SENSORS.  PSP MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED FIVE DUCT SENSORS ON THE LH SIDE WITH A NEW STYLE 190 DEGREE SENSOR.  SDR PAPERWORK SUBMITTED THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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