# Incident 19971203043379I: Bag BAE146200A, Lincoln, NE, December 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1997, 20:08 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: A6WA
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181US-2005-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE 146 SERIES 200A (registry code 1500266, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-146-series-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming ALF-502 SER. series (registry code 41580, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-alf-502-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG BAE146200A
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971203043379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1997, N181US, A BRITISH AEROSPACE, BAE-146-200A, OPERATED BY AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINE AS FLIGHT 601, EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE FORWARD CABIN AREA WHILE ENROUTE FROM PEORIA, IL TO DENVER, CO. THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO LINCOLN, NE WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 35L. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) HAD FAILED INTERNALLY CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL ODOR. THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE GCU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE NUMBER ONE GENERATOR HARNESS WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N181US (1)

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

- [Incident 19900715040499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715040499I), Jul 15, 1990: Bac 146200A (N181US), San Diego, CA. Cargo door warning light on after takeoff. Returned. Baggage strap found caught in door.

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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