# Incident 20000727037529I: Doug DC9*, Phillipsburg, PA, July 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Phillipsburg, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 40.6934° N, 80.2820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillipsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6934&lon=-80.2820&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9*
- People aboard: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,342 total, 1,761 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727037529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NWA FLIGHT 545 WAS CLEARED TO FL280 AND LEVELED OFF AT THAT ALTITUDE. THE CABIN PRESSUE CONTINUED TO INCREASE WITH THE OUTFLOW VALVE FULLY CLOSED AND THE CAPTIAN REQUESTED A DESCENT TO FL180. HE WAS CLEARED TO FL270, BUT THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. ATC CLEARED HIM TO FL240 WHERE THE CABIN PRESSURE SLOWLY RETURNED TO NORMAL.

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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