Boeing 727-223 N800AA
9 May 1988 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1988 at about 20:40 local time, a Boeing 727-223 registered N800AA was involved in an incident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 112 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.2191, -83.3496
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-223
- Registration
- N800AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Philadelphia
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW88IA097
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PIC MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING FOLLOWING DECOMPRESSION AT 30,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP BY FLIGHTCREWS NUMEROUS TIMES BETWEEN MAY 7 AND MAY 9 FOR PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT STATION 940 IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL CRACKED 15 1/2 INCHES DUE TO FATIGUE. AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 55,437 HOURS AND HAD 39,983 CYCLES AT THE TIME OF DECOMPRESSION, ONE OF THE HIGHEST HRS AND CYCLES IN THE AMERICAN FLEET. BOEING AIRCRAFT ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED MAY 4, 1979 WHICH WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH THAT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF BEAD CRACKING IN THE 940 STATION WHEEL WELL PANEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1988 | Boeing 727-100 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Connie Kallitta Services | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1988 | Boeing 727-200 | St. Thomas | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1988 | Boeing 727-232 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 14 |
| 26 Dec 1988 | Boeing 727-25 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1988 | Boeing 727-232 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Boeing 727-290 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172P | Jenison, Michigan, United States | Dave | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-31-350 | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1988 | Cessna 152 | Lansing, Michigan, United States | Carlson Aviation Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1988 | Cessna 172F | Brighton, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1988 | Cessna 150J | Carson City, Michigan, United States | Vandenburg, Jerome A. | No injuries | - |