Incident · 1992-05-13

NTSB case LAX92IA209 · BOEING 767-222 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1992-05-13
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: BOEING 767-222 (N604UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNITED AIRLINES

Probable cause

A RUPTURE IN THE AIRPLANE'S AIR CONDITION/HEAT/PRESSURIZATION/APU DUCT, ALONG ITS WELDED SEAM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE MANUFACTURERS' FAILURE TO ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN APPLICALBE TO ALL APU DUCTS IN THE SYSTEMS.

Source: NTSB case LAX92IA209

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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