ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172638
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 March 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-121 |
| Owner/operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | N740PA |
| MSN: | 19647/16 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | UK airspace -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (KJFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On March 10, 1987, a Pan American Airways Boeing 747-121, N740PA, operating as flight PA125 from London to New York, experienced an incident involving the forward cargo door. According to Pan Am and Boeing officials who investigated this incident, the flightcrew experienced pressurization problems as the airplane was climbing through about 20,000 feet. The crew began a descent and the pressurization problem ceased about 15,000 feet. The crew began to climb again, but about 20,000 feet, the cabin altitude began to rise rapidly again. The flight returned to London.
When the airplane was examined on the ground, the forward cargo door was found open about 1 1/2 inches along the bottom with the latch cams unlatched and the master latch lock handle closed. The cockpit cargo door warning light was off.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9202.pdf
History of this aircraft
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| 23 October 1995 | N613FF | Tower Air | 0 | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2015 18:50 | Luk11 | Added |
| 02-Jan-2015 18:52 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2015 18:52 | harro | Updated [Damage] |
| 09-Jan-2019 14:10 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Jan-2019 14:13 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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