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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · Pittsburgh, PA · April 20, 2011

Date
April 20, 2011 · 19:20 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N932DL
Reported as
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Delta airlines aircraft 932, MD-88 s/n 49719, N932DL, departed greater rochester international (kroc) at 18:30 EDT enroute to atlanta hartsfield-jackson (katl). At FL190 the aircraft depressurized and the crew descended to 10000 MSL and diverted to pit, landing at 19:20 EDT. Upon investigation by contracted maintenance, the #1 pressurization controller was found to be faulty. The #2 pressurization controller had been previously determined to be inoperative according to jettpro work order #17821. The aircraft was prepared for a ferry flight to where maintenance could be performed.

As the FAA filed it

DELTA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT 932, MD-88 S/N 49719, N932DL, DEPARTED GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (KROC) AT 18:30 EDT ENROUTE TO ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON (KATL). AT FL190 THE AIRCRAFT DEPRESSURIZED AND THE CREW DESCENDED TO 10000 MSL AND DIVERTED TO PIT, LANDING AT 19:20 EDT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY CONTRACTED MAINTENANCE, THE #1 PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. THE #2 PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED TO BE INOPERATIVE ACCORDING TO JETTPRO WORK ORDER #17821. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARED FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO WHERE MAINTENANCE COULD BE PERFORMED.

Other reports on N932DL · 2

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