# Incident 19960930036629I: Airbus A300B4605R, Raleigh-Durham, NC, September 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1996
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80084, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80084-2012-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4605R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960930036629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENROUTE JFK/SJU. DURING CRUISE AT FL310, SMOKE/ODOR NOTED WITHIN 15 SECONDS AFTER TURNING ON THE WEATHER RADAR. THE RADAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RDU, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NO. 1 AND NO. 2 TRANSFORMER/RECTIFIERS, ALONG WITH THE WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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