# Incident 19840924058059I: Cvac STC440, Lafayette, LA, September 24, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1984, 16:25 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MTRA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73107, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73107-1996-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340-31 (registry code 2422804, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STC440
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D*
- People aboard: 31
- 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/19840924058059I

## Narrative

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

A SHORTED TERMINAL STRIP BELOW GALLEY IN LOWER BAGGAGE AREA SHORTED FROM LIQUID, CAUSING FIRE WARNING. MS272121.

## Other reports on N73107 (1)

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

- [Incident 19831223069459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831223069459I), Dec 23, 1983: Cvac STCAPJC (N73107), Dallas Fort Wor, TX. Gear failed to retract after takeoff. Hydraulic pressure went to zero. Replaced hydraulic system relief valve.

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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