# Incident 19781030027909I: Cvac STCAPJC, Kalamazoo, MI, October 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1978, 14:10 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2729R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2729R-1996-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- 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/19781030027909I

## Narrative

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

AK AP DURING BOARDING, WITH GPU PLUGGED IN, SMOKE OBSERVED FROM BATTERY COMPARTMENT. OVERHEATED BATTERIES REPLACED.

## Other reports on N2729R (4)

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

- [Incident 19880819049199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819049199I), Aug 19, 1988: Cvac 340CVAC (N2729R), Milwaukee, WI. Secured left engine when oil temperature rose. Made emergency landing. Found oil cooler door actuator failed.
- [Incident 19870521052889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870521052889I), May 21, 1987: Cvac STCAPJC (N2729R), Mosinee, WI. Cabin filled with smoke at cruise. Diverted safely. Found an oil leak in APU. APU replaced.
- [Incident 19860929073679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929073679I), Sep 29, 1986: Cvac STCAPJC (N2729R), La Crosse, WI. Smoke from landing gear during rollout. Evacuation without fire. Brake pad failed causing hydraulic leak.
- [Incident 19810708047949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708047949I), Jul 8, 1981: Cvac STCAPJC (N2729R), Chicago, IL. Zg zk engine fire warning discharged bottles. Landed safely. No fire replaced unit, second occurance same.

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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