# Incident 20000218002919I: Doug DC873F, Pittsburgh, PA, February 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2000, 05:45 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IXPA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802UP-2010-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC873F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000218002919I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 18, 2000, AT 0535E, A DC-8-73F, S/N 46100, REGISTERED AS N802UP AND OPERATED AS UPS (IPXA) FLIGHT #172, WAS ENROUTE FROM "SDF" TO "MDT" WHEN THE CREW NOTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO "PIT" AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 10L AND THE CREW EVACUATED THE SIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY USING THE SLIDE.  THE CREW OF FOUR HAD NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP.  MAINTENANCE  INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE PILOTS "EADI" HAD FAILED.  THE "EADI" WAS REPLACED.  ALSO, ALL ENGNES BOTTLES.  ALL OPERATIONS CHECKS C/W AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N802UP (1)

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

- [Incident 20020430009029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020430009029I), Apr 30, 2002: Doug DC873F (N802UP), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On April 30, 2002, at approximately 2219 CDT, ups flight 673, a DC-8, N802UP, aborted takeoff at Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO.…

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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