# Accident 20030610017939A: Boeing 7572Q8, Denver, CO, June 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 37.7504° N, 100.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7504&lon=-100.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704X-2026-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-2Q8 (registry code 1384972, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-2q8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7572Q8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03IA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03IA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030610017939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN FLIGHT #2885, ST. LOUIS TO SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA (SNA) DIVERTED TO DENVER. WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE THE CAPTAIN WAS STRUCK IN THE FOREHEAD/NOSE BY THE COCKPIT DOOR UPPER DECOMPRESSION PANEL. THE PANEL DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY UPON CLOSING OF THE DOOR BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT, CARLOS LOPEZ. THE CAPTAIN WAS STANDING INSIDE THE COCKPIT FACING THE DOOR WHEN THE PANEL OPENED. THE FIRST OFFICER TOOK COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED SAFELY AT DENVER AT 1105 HOURS LOCAL TIME. A JUMPSEAT RIDER, JEFFREY B. ROBERSON (#56233217-AMERICAN, TYPED IN B-757) SAT IN THE FIRST OFFICER'S POSITION AND ASSISTED WITH THE RADIO COMMUNICATION. THE CAPTAIN SAT IN THE JUMPSEAT POSITION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT TO DENVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN03IA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03IA101), Jun 10, 2003: Boeing 757-200 (N704X), Dodge City, KS, incident, no damage. Probable cause: the inadvertent activation of the flight deck door's upper pressure relief latch during closure of the door, resulting in the deployment of the upper decompression panel which subsequently struck the…

## Other reports on N704X (1)

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

- [Incident 20110209003069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110209003069I), Feb 9, 2011: Boeing 757-2Q8 (N704X), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. On February 9, 2011, at approximately 0630 central standard time, a delta airlines Boeing 757-2Q8, N704X, experienced a tailpipe fire in the number 2 engine, a…

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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