# Incident 19810708047949I: Cvac STCAPJC, Chicago, IL, July 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1981, 20:10 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: 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
- People aboard: 6
- 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/19810708047949I

## Narrative

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

ZG ZK ENGINE FIRE WARNING DISCHARGED BOTTLES. LANDED SAFELY. NO FIRE REPLACED UNIT, SECOND OCCURANCE SAME.

## 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 19781030027909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030027909I), Oct 30, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N2729R), Kalamazoo, MI. AK ap during boarding, with gpu plugged in, smoke observed from battery compartment. Overheated batteries replaced.

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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