# Incident 20070608012039I: Doug DC983, Wichita, KS, June 8, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2007, 07:28 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76202, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76202-2018-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070608012039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 08, 2007 AT 0728 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N76202, FLIGHT #2007, WHILE ENROUTE FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS (AUS) TO CHICAGO ILLINOIS-O'HARE (ORD), CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED CONTROL TOWER AT WICHITA, KS (ICT) AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS REQUESTED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 1228Z WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT OVERWEIGHT LANDING MADE AT 135,900 LBS. WICHITA AIRLINES MAINTENANCE SERVICE (CONTRACT MAINTENANCE) WAS CALLED OUT TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND CORRECT THE DISCREPANCY.

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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