# Incident 19830717038609I: Frchld FH227, Mcallen, TX, July 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EMAA
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N374NE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH227
- People aboard: 26
- 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/19830717038609I

## Narrative

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

SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. HIGH AMP DRAW ON GENERATOR. BEARING FAILURE IN AIR CONDITION AIR RECIRCULATING FAN.

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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