McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 N391EA

Summary

On 27 June 1987 at about 01:05 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 registered N391EA, operated by Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident near Miami, Florida, United States. 221 people were on board and one had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 June 1987 at 01:05

Classification

Incident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Miami Int'l (MIA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

Registration

N391EA

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Eastern Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Angeles → Miami

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DCA87IA037

1 person had minor injuries.

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

EAL FLIGHT 23 EXPERIENCED A RAPID DECOMPRESSION DURING DESCENT INTO MIAMI. FLIGHT 23 DEPARTED LAX WITH 3 FLIGHT CREW, 8 F/A AND 210 PAX. ON CLIMBOUT THE S/O OBSERVED THAT THE MANUAL OUTFLOW VALVE CONTROL WHEEL DID NOT MOVE TOWARD THE 1/2 CLOSED POSITION AS IT SHOULD HAVE. PRESS SYSTEM WAS BEING OPERATED IN SEMI-AUTO MODE. S/O TRIED STANDBY SYSTEM, THEN WENT TO MANUAL. HE OBSERVED THAT THE MANUAL CONTROL WHEEL WAS HARD TO MOVE. S/O USED MANUAL CONTROL TO CRUISE ALT, THEN TRIED STANDBY SYS WHICH HELD CABIN ALT. UPON DESCENT TO MIA, THE WHEEL MOVED RAPIDLY TO THE OPEN POSITION. S/O WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE OUTFLOW VALVE USING MANUAL SYSTEM-WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. CREW DONNED 02 MASKS AND EXECUTED EMGY DESCNT T0 10,000, AT 5500 FPM. ACFT WAS LANDED WITH OUTFLOW VALVE FULL OPEN. ONE F/A SUFFERED RUPTURED EAR DRUM AND ONE 02 GENERATOR CANISTER CAUSED SMOKE IN CABIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.