ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369113
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| Date: | Thursday 9 March 1989 |
| Time: | 19:13 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-201 |
| Owner/operator: | Piedmont Airlines |
| Registration: | N217US |
| MSN: | 20215/207 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 49548 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-9A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 82 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Dayton, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A PASSENGER DIED AFTER A RAPID DECOMPRESSION AND EMERGENCY DESCENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OR INJURY TO THE REMAINING OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRPLANE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AN UNCONTROLLABLE OUTFLOW VALVE RESULTED IN A RAPID DECOMPRESSION AT FL 310. THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED & THE CPT MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FT, THEN CONTINUED TO DAYTON, LANDING AT 1740. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO A DAYTON HOSPITAL AND DIED AT ABOUT 6 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES LATER. THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORONER RULED THAT DEATH WAS DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES.
Probable Cause: AN EXCESSIVELY WORN OUTFLOW VALVE IN THE CABIN EVIRONMENTAL/PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM THAT RESULTED IN A RAPID CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89IA099
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1997 | N217US | Frontier Airlines | 0 | Denver, CO | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 10:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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