NONE · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10 · 1991-10-28 · LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX92IA027
Event ID
20001212X18310
Type
Incident
Date
1991-10-28
Location
LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
179
Total aboard
179
Aircraft
Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Model
DC-10-10
Registration
N1820U
FAR Part
121
Engines
3
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
RUPTURE OF A FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD BECAUSE OF CYCLICALLY INDUCED METAL FATIGUE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT WERE: THE OPERATOR'S DECISION NOT TO STRUCTURALLY MODIFY ITS AIRPLANE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S BUT RATHER TO RELY ON THE MANUFACTURER'S ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION OF PERFORMING REPETITIVE VISUAL INSPECTION IN THE SUSPECT AREA: AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO UTILIZE AN INSPECTION PROGRAM ADEQUATE TO VISUALLY DETECT CRACK DEVELOPMENT IN A PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED SUSPECT AREA.