- Date
- April 28, 1988, 13:46 local (22:46 UTC)
- Place
- Maui, HI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 7 serious, 57 minor, 30 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73711Boeing 737-297
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19880428039289A
- Case key
- 15898
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Analysis
The Safety Board's full report on this investigation is provided as Aviation Accident Report number AAR-89/03. To obtain a copy of this report, or to view the executive summary online, please see the Web site at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm
Flt 243 experienced an explosive decompression and structural failure at FL240 while enroute from hilo, HI, to honolulu, HI. Aprx 18 ft of cabin skin and structure aft of the cabin entrance door and above the passenger floorline separated from the acft. One flt attendant who was standing in the aisle was swept overboard. The flt diverted to Maui and a landing was accomplished. Examination of the acft revealed disbonding and fatigue damage which led to the failure of the lap joint at S-10L and the separation of the fuselage upper skin between stations 360 and 540. (See NTSB/AAR-89/03)
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73711
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-297
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20209
- Airframe hours
- 35,496
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-9A, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Aloha Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 25, 1988
- Departed
- ITO · Hilo, HI
- Destination
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total · 6,700 in this make and model · 107 in the last 90 days · 41 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N73711 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.