# Incident 19850213006539I: Doug DC1040, Atlanta, GA, February 13, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1985, 19:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149US-2002-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- People aboard: 137
- 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/19850213006539I

## Narrative

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

PUNGENT ELECTRICAL ODOR, WHIFF OF SMOKE SEAT 12. MULTIPLEX ENCODER OVERHEATED.

## Other reports on N149US (3)

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

- [Incident 20000907025449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907025449I), Sep 7, 2000: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23)During climb to 10,000 flight crew heard a "bump...nothing out of the ordinary". Continued flight to dtw. "Descent, approach and landing...normal". Atcs…
- [Incident 19900826045739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826045739I), Aug 26, 1990: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Detroit, MI. NR1 engine fire warning. NR3 compressor stall with partial power. Bleed line clamp broken.
- [Incident 19831027068649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831027068649I), Oct 27, 1983: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Had a bird strike during takeoff roll. Engine shut down. Returned.

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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