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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · West Palm Beach, FL · February 12, 2001

Date: February 12, 2001 · 20:14 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GTIA
Aircraft: N801NK
Reported as: Doug DC982
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D217A
People aboard: 155
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,713 total785 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days

N801NKRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 2005 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 48048 · Built 1981 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Acquired duplicate tape from wpbi ATC and pilot in command report and they both collaborate with each other: on 2/12/01 aircraft departed fll intl. Airport enroute to newark, NJ at 14,600 ft. pilot norticed max rise in cabin pressure. Pilot instructed SIC to level off at 1500 ft. aircrew went manual with no effect, at that point PIC declared emergency and informed passengers they were landing at pbi airport. Miami center declared emergency and vectored them to pbi ATC. Aircraft vectored 260 degrees then 210 to descend to 3000 ft. next call 260 again and cleared for ILS to 27 at West Palm Beach. After landing emergency folks inspected aircraft and no discrepancies noted. Pilots received go ahead from spirit operations to taxi to jetway for passenger deplaning. Maintenance found cooling fans inop. Causing packs to overheat and fail.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACQUIRED DUPLICATE TAPE FROM WPBI ATC AND PILOT IN COMMAND REPORT AND THEY BOTH COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER: ON 2/12/01 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FLL INTL. AIRPORT ENROUTE TO NEWARK, NJ AT 14,600 FT. PILOT NORTICED MAX RISE IN CABIN PRESSURE. PILOT INSTRUCTED SIC TO LEVEL OFF AT 1500 FT. AIRCREW WENT MANUAL WITH NO EFFECT, AT THAT POINT PIC DECLARED EMERGENCY AND INFORMED PASSENGERS THEY WERE LANDING AT PBI AIRPORT. MIAMI CENTER DECLARED EMERGENCY AND VECTORED THEM TO PBI ATC. AIRCRAFT VECTORED 260 DEGREES THEN 210 TO DESCEND TO 3000 FT. NEXT CALL 260 AGAIN AND CLEARED FOR ILS TO 27 AT WEST PALM BEACH. AFTER LANDING EMERGENCY FOLKS INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PILOTS RECEIVED GO AHEAD FROM SPIRIT OPERATIONS TO TAXI TO JETWAY FOR PASSENGER DEPLANING. MAINTENANCE FOUND COOLING FANS INOP. CAUSING PACKS TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL.

Other reports on N801NK · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20010827027219ILevel Off Touchdown · Detroit, MI(-23) Captain webster was on an ILS approach for runway 22L at kdtw. Upon sighting the runway lights at one o'clock, he manuvered his aircraft right to maintain the runway centerline. As a result, he touched down about 9 degree wing low and the wing scraped…Aug 27, 2001 · Minor damage