# Incident 19991004032349I: Doug DC981, Minneapolis, MN, October 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1999, 07:08 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N813US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N813US-2002-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 56
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991004032349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTIFIED ATC OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  SMOKE DETERMINED TO BE FROM LEFT PACK, AND DISSIPATED BEFORE LANDING WHEN PACK SHUT DOWN.  LEFT PACK TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE FAILED AND PLACED ON MEL.

## Other reports on N813US (1)

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

- [Incident 19920626024729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920626024729I), Jun 26, 1992: Doug DC981 (N813US), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Lost of right system hydraulic fluid inflight. Alternate gear extension required. Landed safely.

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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