What happened
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This record reflects a "-5" as latest data source, but the narrative to follow this remark is from .19. Was investigated by NTSB. (.19) on November 18, 1999, about 0900 hours pacific standard time, a Boeing 767-223, N303AA, operated by American airlines, inc., as flight 160, experienced a rapid decompression during climb. The pilot performed an emergency descent and landed without additional incident at the Palm Springs international airport, Palm Springs, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained minor damage. Neither the airline transport certicated captian nor the first officer was injured. None of the 123 persons on board were seriously injured. Preliminary information indicates that 2 of the 10 flight attendants, and 4 of the 111 passengers reported having sustained minor injuries and several were transported to a local hospital for examination. The scheduled, domestic, passenger flight was performed under 14 CFR part 121. It originated from san diego, California, about 0819, with an intended destination of the john f. kennedy international airport, new york. According to the flight crew, whi le climbing through 32,000 feet mean sea level, a rumbling sound was heard followed by the illumination of the "center duct leak" light on an overhead panel. Action was taken to isolate the center duct. The cabin pressurization controller indicated a maximum rate of climb. Unable to control the rate of depressurization, the crew performed the "explosive depressurization" operating checklist procedure and descended to 10,000 feet. An examination of the airplane revealed the main cabin air supply duct ruptured at a weld. Thereafter debris/insulation entered the cabin while it lost partial pressure. (-23) no narrative reflected
As the FAA filed it
THIS RECORD REFLECTS A "-5" AS LATEST DATA SOURCE, BUT THE NARRATIVE TO FOLLOW THIS REMARK IS FROM .19. WAS INVESTIGATED BY NTSB. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 18, 1999, ABOUT 0900 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BOEING 767-223, N303AA, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., AS FLIGHT 160, EXPERIENCED A RAPID DECOMPRESSION DURING CLIMB. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INCIDENT AT THE PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NEITHER THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTICATED CAPTIAN NOR THE FIRST OFFICER WAS INJURED. NONE OF THE 123 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT 2 OF THE 10 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND 4 OF THE 111 PASSENGERS REPORTED HAVING SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND SEVERAL WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION. THE SCHEDULED, DOMESTIC, PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121. IT ORIGINATED FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 0819, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW YORK. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, WHI LE CLIMBING THROUGH 32,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL, A RUMBLING SOUND WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE "CENTER DUCT LEAK" LIGHT ON AN OVERHEAD PANEL. ACTION WAS TAKEN TO ISOLATE THE CENTER DUCT. THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER INDICATED A MAXIMUM RATE OF CLIMB. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE RATE OF DEPRESSURIZATION, THE CREW PERFORMED THE "EXPLOSIVE DEPRESSURIZATION" OPERATING CHECKLIST PROCEDURE AND DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE MAIN CABIN AIR SUPPLY DUCT RUPTURED AT A WELD. THEREAFTER DEBRIS/INSULATION ENTERED THE CABIN WHILE IT LOST PARTIAL PRESSURE. (-23) NO NARRATIVE REFLECTED
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