# Incident 20031214033969I: Boeing 7373B7, Indianapolis, IN, December 14, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2003, 11:37 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518AU-2008-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031214033969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) USAIR FLIGHT 524, B-737, ENROUTE FROM INDIANAPOLIS, IN TO CHARLOTTE, NC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT FL290, 40 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE AT 1737Z, DUE TO A DECOMPRESSION IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED FOR THE PASSENGERS AND THE CREW DONNED THEIR MASKS. THE AIRCRAFT REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 11,000. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 8,000 FEET BEFORE CABIN ALTITUDE CAN BE RESTORED AND RETURNED TO INDIANAPOLIS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 141814Z, WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR SEAL UNSEATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRY MAINTENANCE TO CHARLOTTE, NC. THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR SEAL WAS REPLACED AT MAINTENANCE BASE.

## Other reports on N518AU (1)

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

- [Incident 19940521022959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521022959I), May 21, 1994: Boeing 7373B7 (N518AU), Syracuse, NY. Multiple electrical problems diverted to Syracuse. Made flyby to verify gear down. Landed and taxied to a gate.

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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