# Incident 19880819049199I: Cvac 340CVAC, Milwaukee, WI, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 11:45 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&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 340CVAC
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13
- People aboard: 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819049199I

## Narrative

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

SECURED LEFT ENGINE WHEN OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND OIL COOLER DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED.

## Other reports on N2729R (4)

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

- [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 19810708047949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708047949I), Jul 8, 1981: Cvac STCAPJC (N2729R), Chicago, IL. Zg zk engine fire warning discharged bottles. Landed safely. No fire replaced unit, second occurance same.
- [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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