# Incident 20110420006779I: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88, Pittsburgh, PA, April 20, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2011, 19:20 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Pittsburgh International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.4914° N, 80.2327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PITTSBURGH INTL (PIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4914&lon=-80.2327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N932DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N932DL-2019-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110420006779I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20061028024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061028024099I), Oct 28, 2006: Doug MD88 (N932DL), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. (-23) During rotation, on takeoff, the captain noticed a flash in the vicinity of the rudder pedals. Subsequent indications were: center pedestal lights…
- [Incident 19901227064329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901227064329I), Dec 27, 1990: Doug MD88 (N932DL), Rochester, NY. Monetary gear door unsafe light. Slowed down for safety. Landed without incident.

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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