# Incident 19890427022649I: Beech 1900C, Pittsburgh, PA, April 27, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31702, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B (registry code 52115, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890427022649I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. SUSPECT AIR CYCLE MACHINE PASSED OIL INTERNALLY.

## Other reports on N31702 (6)

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

- [Incident 19911028054869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911028054869I), Oct 28, 1991: Beech 1900C (N31702), New York, NY. Landing gear failed to extend. Manually put gear down. Hydraulic pack was inoperative.
- [Incident 19901113055859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901113055859I), Nov 13, 1990: Beech 1900C (N31702), Binghamton, NY. Gear in transit light after gear retracted. Returned and landed. Nose gear downlock switch replaced.
- [Incident 19890505030389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505030389I), May 5, 1989: Beech 1900C (N31702), Binghamton, NY. Aborted takeoff due to fire warning. Deplaned passengers. Replaced left hand engine lip de ice hose.
- [Incident 19880331017429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880331017429I), Mar 31, 1988: Beech 1900C (N31702), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Had a landing gear problem. Precautionary landing. Left main tires went flat on taxiing to gate.
- [Incident 19870714052479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870714052479I), Jul 14, 1987: Beech 1900C (N31702), Johnstown, PA, Minor damage. Engine fire on approach, found generator wire was chafed by the fuel pump. Fire a result.
- [Incident 19870122016709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870122016709I), Jan 22, 1987: Beech 1900C (N31702), Johnstown, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off snow covered runway into a snowbank. A factor may have been a broken nose gear centering bolt.

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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