# Incident 19920303008579I: Doug DC8F54, Cleveland, OH, March 3, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1992, 14:40 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992CF-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8F-54 (registry code 3021926, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8F54
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 260 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920303008579I

## Narrative

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

CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DIVERTED TO CLEVELAND. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND UNSEATED ARCING LIGHT BULB IN CARGO BAY.

## Other reports on N992CF (2)

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

- [Incident 19981103041519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981103041519I), Nov 3, 1998: Doug DC8F54 (N992CF), Indianapolis, IN. (-5) The #2 engine hydraulic pump seal failed, allowing the hydraulic fluid to enter the engine gear box. The crew declared an emergency and diverted the…
- [Incident 19911212060789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911212060789I), Dec 12, 1991: Doug DC8F54 (N992CF), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Experienced two blown tires on rollout. Maintenance found an anti-skid control valve had failed.

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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