Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
December 26, 2005
Submitted
March 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979AS
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53471
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLIMB, ENROUTE, CABIN DECOMPRESSED RAPIDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLE. ALL OXYGEN MASKS, SAME FOR ONE (TO BE REPORTED UNDER SEPARATE SDR), DROPPED PROPERLY. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY BACK AT SEA. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CAUSE OF DECOMPRESSION TO BE A PUNCTURE IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN, THOUTHT TO BE THE RESULT OF AN IMPACT BY A RAMP VEHICLE. PUNCTURE REPAIR IS UNDERWAY, AND A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN INITITATED. NOTE: EXACT FUSELAGE LOCATION OF THE DAMAGE WILL BE SPECIFIED ONCE THE REPAIR HAS BEEN COMPLETED. (K)

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