40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 15, 1990 · 19:15 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N921VJ
Reported as
Doug DC931
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
56
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Smoke in cabin and tail compartment. Emergency landing and evacuation. No fire. Replaced air cycle machine.
As the FAA filed it
SMOKE IN CABIN AND TAIL COMPARTMENT. EMERGENCY LANDING AND EVACUATION. NO FIRE. REPLACED AIR CYCLE MACHINE.