What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)A northwest airlines, inc. (nwa) Boeing B-757 aircraft N528US during flight #1224 on July 17, 2000 from Denver, CO to detroit, MI, experienced depressurization at approximately 36,000 feet. The crew performed a rapid decsent and initiated a manual oxygen mask drop, subsequently and to Denver without further incident. Upon landing at the Denver airport, the pilot initiated a log page documenting numberous oxygen generators that did not function properly. Apparently, eleven oxygen generators had not activate during this in-flight pins were incorrectly installed in the generator firing mechanisms.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)A NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. (NWA) BOEING B-757 AIRCRAFT N528US DURING FLIGHT #1224 ON JULY 17, 2000 FROM DENVER, CO TO DETROIT, MI, EXPERIENCED DEPRESSURIZATION AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 FEET. THE CREW PERFORMED A RAPID DECSENT AND INITIATED A MANUAL OXYGEN MASK DROP, SUBSEQUENTLY AND TO DENVER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LANDING AT THE DENVER AIRPORT, THE PILOT INITIATED A LOG PAGE DOCUMENTING NUMBEROUS OXYGEN GENERATORS THAT DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. APPARENTLY, ELEVEN OXYGEN GENERATORS HAD NOT ACTIVATE DURING THIS IN-FLIGHT PINS WERE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED IN THE GENERATOR FIRING MECHANISMS.
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