# Incident 19990529026499I: Doug DC931, Cleveland, OH, May 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1999, 21:55 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- 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: N943AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943AX-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990529026499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE CREW REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AUTO-PILOT VERTICAL SPEED WHEEL. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT CLEVELAND WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE VERIFIED SMOKE COMING FROM AUTO-PILOT CONTROL HEAD.

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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