# Incident 19950114002959I: Doug DC983, Portland, OR, January 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1995, 21:56 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N937AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N937AS-2008-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950114002959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, CREW NOTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND SMOKE ALARMS IN LAVATORIES SOUNDED. CREW SELECTED SINGLE PACK OPERATION BUT NEITHER LEFT NOR RIGHT PACK CLEARED THE SMOKE. CREW DEPRESSURIZED AT 500' AND RETURNED TO PORTLAND. NO EVACUATION. MAINTENANCE IDENTIFIED THE APU AS SOURCE OF SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. REPLACED SOCKS IN AIR CONDITIONING UNITS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. INTERNAL FAILURE IN APU UNKNOWN UNTIL TEARDOWN COMPLETE. NO FIRE WAS APPARENT. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N937AS (2)

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

- [Incident 19990330021779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990330021779I), Mar 30, 1999: Doug DC982 (N937AS), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. (-5) Crew did not receive a down and locked indication on the right MLG, recycled gear with no change. Crew accomplished qrh procedures and performed a manual…
- [Incident 19940909039009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940909039009I), Sep 9, 1994: Doug DC983 (N937AS), Portland, OR. Unsafe gear door light. Flyby gear down. Loanded ok. RH gear door target missing. Door removed for repair.

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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