# Incident 19880128006339I: Bag JETSTM3101, Raleigh-Durham, NC, January 28, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1988, 13:35 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SABA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101 (registry code 1500216, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880128006339I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND SEAL IN RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR SECTION FAILED.

## Other reports on N170PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19880106001939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880106001939I), Jan 6, 1988: Bag JETSTM3101 (N170PC), Beckley, WV. Experienced a flat tire on landing rollout. Unable to clear runway. Unable to determine why tire went flat.

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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