# Incident 20020320006969I: Doug DC932, Bloomington-Nor, IL, March 20, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2002, 08:15 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZZDA
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N837AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N837AT-2004-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020320006969I

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PRESSURIZATION "BUMP" AND ONE OF THE CABIN ATTENDANTS INFORMED THE CREW OF A SOUND COMING FROM THE EMPENNAGE AREA. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BMI WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. ATL MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO BMI WHERE THEY FOUND A SEAL BLOWN OUT ON THE DISTRIBUTION DUCT FOR THE RIGHT PACK AND A HOSE THAT HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM A DUCT ON THE LEFT PACK. MAINTENANCE RESECURED THE HOSE ON THE LEFT PACK DUCT AND PLACE THE RIGHT PACK ON MEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER DISPATCHED ON A REPOSITION FLIGHT TO ATL WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE RIGHT PACK. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N837AT (2)

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

- [Incident 20021101031009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021101031009I), Nov 1, 2002: Doug DC932 (N837AT), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On 11/01/02, airtran flight 985 a DC-9-32, made an emergency landing on runway 32, at Pittsburgh international airport (pit), shortly after departure due…
- [Accident 20020120002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020120002439A), Jan 20, 2002: Doug DC932 (N837AT), Washington, DC, No damage. (-23) During pushback from gate B-24 on icy ramp with both engines running tug driver began turning the aircraft as he approached the vehicle lanes. As the…

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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