CO DC-9 incident in late 80's?

[Dont call me Shirley]

Not sure what brought this to mind, but I'm trying to recall specifics on a CO incident sometime around 1989 or so.
A DC-9 (not MD-80) had a major electrical problem and diverted to some small airport in CO. Affter landing, the aircraft would not depressurize for some reason and a window had be broken with the crash axe before the exits could be opened.

Can anyone help out with the details?

 

[phllax]

The only CO DC-9 incident remember was the crash of a flight from DEN-BOI on take-off due to ice on the wings.

 

[anotherBoeingdriver]

Not sure what brought this to mind, but I'm trying to recall specifics on a CO incident sometime around 1989 or so.
A DC-9 (not MD-80) had a major electrical problem and diverted to some small airport in CO. Affter landing, the aircraft would not depressurize for some reason and a window had be broken with the crash axe before the exits could be opened.

Can anyone help out with the details?

It was not Continental but Northwest. Why they didn't go to COS, PUB DEN or ABQ is a mystery.

After landing they used a crash axe on the window because the idiots didn't manually open the outflow valve to depressureize the aircraft to open the doors. The outflow valve wouldn't open without electrical power.

Really was a pathetic display of airmanship, systems knowledge and judgement.

Here is some more information:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=2...213X29581&key=1

 

[QA4Jet-A]

It was not Continental but Northwest. Why they didn't go to COS, PUB DEN or ABQ is a mystery.

After landing they used a crash axe on the window because the idiots didn't manually open the outflow valve to depressureize the aircraft to open the doors. The outflow valve wouldn't open without electrical power.

Really was a pathetic display of airmanship, systems knowledge and judgement.

Here is some more information:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=2...213X29581&key=1

Thank you for the info and Welcome aboard....

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

Really was a pathetic display of airmanship, systems knowledge and judgement.

Here is some more information:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=2...213X29581&key=1

Thanks for the info. And sorry for thinking this was CO.
From the NTSB summary (cap are from the summary):
HE CREW FAILED TO MANUALLY DEPRESSURIZE THE ACFT AND THE EVACUATION WAS DELAYED UNTIL A KNOWLEDGEABLE PASSENGER WENT TO THE COCKPIT AND DEPRESSURIZED THE ACFT.

Good thing a pax was "knowledgeable"!

 

[DCT JVL]

It was not Continental but Northwest. Why they didn't go to COS, PUB DEN or ABQ is a mystery.

Probably because they were probably all too far away. After they accidentally disconnected the good CSD and failed at starting the APU, they were on nothing but battery power. Battery doesn't last very long. When you are reduced to battery power you land immediately, especially at night or in IFR weather.