# Incident 19780911016929I: Doug DC9, Pittsburgh, PA, September 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1978, 08:18 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406EA-2001-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911016929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER IN CLIMB AND SMOKE NOTED IN COCKPIT. SAFE LANDING MADE. GALLEY WIRING BURNED.

## Other reports on N406EA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900727044959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727044959I), Jul 27, 1990: Doug DC951 (N406EA), Sarasota - Brad, FL. No gear up safe light. Extended gear and got green lights,normal landing, changed schader valve.
- [Incident 19890517036352I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517036352I), May 17, 1989: Doug DC951 (N406EA), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Left wing tip was contacted by the wing tip of N814NY while in runup area. Returned to gate.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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