# Incident 19960301005359I: Beech 1900C, Albany, NY, March 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7203C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7203C) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,000 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/19960301005359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: LOGBOOK WRITE-UP - UNKNOWN FUMES IN COCKPIT AND CABIN; RETURN ALBANY. CORRECTIVE ACTION - INSPECTED CABIN AREA AND FOUND YAW DAMP COMPUTER HAD FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE. PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ACTION PER THE MEL, CANNON PLUG AT COMPUTER STOWED. SYSTEM DEFERRED PER MEL 22-2 CATC DUE 3/1/96. SDR SUBMITTED. NARRATIVE: - ABOUT 10 MINUTES OUT OF ALBANY, CREW COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. DECIDED TO RETURN TO ALBANY; DECLARED EMERGENCY. LANDED RUNWAY 28 AND TAXIED TO RAMP, GATE #4, PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS MATTER IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7203C (3)

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

- [Incident 19901222064089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901222064089I), Dec 22, 1990: Beech 1900C (N7203C), New York, NY. Advised tower he could not hold any longer due to low fuel. Tower cleared pilot to land.
- [Incident 19900802045399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802045399I), Aug 2, 1990: Beech 1900C (N7203C), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Ramp agent opened rear baggage door. Another agent backed truck up pinning first agent against aircraft.
- [Incident 19870917065449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917065449I), Sep 17, 1987: Beech 1900C (N7203C), Albany, NY. Takeoff aborted due to vibration. Found the nose tire was flat.

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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