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| Date: | Thursday 11 November 1982 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-338C |
| Owner/operator: | Arrow Airways |
| Registration: | N707GB |
| MSN: | 18808 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miami, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CLIMBOUT FROM MIAMI, A CABIN PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM WAS ENCOUNTERED. ALL CREW MEMBERS DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS & THE CABIN ALTITUDE STABILIZED AT 20,000 FT AS THE ACFT WAS LEVELED AT 33,000 FT. ABOUT 40 MINUTES FROM DESTINATION THE FLIGHT ENGINEER TRAINEE/OBSERVER QUERIED THE FIRST OFFICER AS TO HOW MUCH LONGER THE FLIGHT WOULD TAKE. MOMENTS LATER THE TRAINEE STARTED TO SLUMP DOWN. THE FLIGHT ENGINEER TRADED MASKS WITH HIM AND VERIFIED THAT THE OXYGEN SUPPLY WAS NORMAL. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS MADE TO 6,000 FT WHILE FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED. AN AMBULANCE MET THE FLIGHT AT THE DESTINATION & TRANSPORTED THE TRAINEE TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE EXPIRED LATER IN THE DAY. CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS AEROEMBOLISM (BY EXCLUSION). THE TRAINEE HAD A CLINICAL HISTORY OF SEIZURES & LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS FOLLOWING DECOMPRESSION. THE PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM WAS REPORTEDLY RELATED TO A STUCK OUTFLOW VALVE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA83FA027
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 20:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Oct-2024 18:03 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2024 18:03 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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