# Incident 19790328011809I: Bac 111203AE, Pittsburgh, PA, March 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1979, 20:45 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAA
- 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: N1545, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545-1997-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 1-11 203/AE (registry code 1480208, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-203-ae) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 111203AE
- People aboard: 32
- 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/19790328011809I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SMOKE DUE TO FLAP INDICATOR TRANSFORMER AND LEFT FLAP TRANSMITTER.

## Other reports on N1545 (3)

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

- [Incident 19850919069509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919069509I), Sep 19, 1985: Bac 111203AE (N1545), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Heavy vibration on landing rollout. Right outboard main tire was flat due to failed anti skid generator.
- [Incident 19841211073359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841211073359I), Dec 11, 1984: Bac 111203AE (N1545), Louisville, KY. Crew lost heading indicator and radio magnetic indicator. Diverted to Louisville, made an asr no gyro approach.
- [Incident 19790206004559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206004559I), Feb 6, 1979: Bac 111203AE (N1545), Buffalo, NY. Flight diverted after passenger window cracked.

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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