# Incident 19810222010879I: Cvac STC340CVAC, Chicago, IL, February 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1981, 18:55 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REPA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2728R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2728R-1997-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STC340CVAC
- People aboard: 45
- 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/19810222010879I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ELECTRICAL ARCING AT HORSE COLLAR OF NUMBER 2 ENGINE.

## Other reports on N2728R (3)

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

- [Incident 19870921062029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870921062029I), Sep 21, 1987: Cvac STCAPJC (N2728R), Detroit, MI. A fire warning light led crew to discharge fire bottles and evacuate aircraft. Number 2 tail pipe ball joint blown.
- [Incident 19860712050779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860712050779I), Jul 12, 1986: Cvac STCAPJC (N2728R), Eau Claire, WI. Fire warning on left engine. Secured and used firebottles. Two center sections of engine exhaust were cracked.
- [Incident 19830817060859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817060859I), Aug 17, 1983: Cvac STCAPJC (N2728R), Mosinee, WI, Minor damage. When gear was extended the left outboard wheel fell off the axle. Found safety bolt had come off due to vibration.

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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