# Incident 20010418008199I: Doug DC1040, Seattle, WA, April 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159US-2002-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-10-40 (registry code 3023508, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1040
- People aboard: 298
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010418008199I

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING CLIMB OUT LAV C SMOKE SOUNDED, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DELETED ODER AND LIGHT BLUE HAZE IN CABIN BETWEEN LEFT DOORS 2 & 3. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CHECKED ALL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, WATER SEPERATORS, AND FOUND OIL IN #3 CONICAL COALESCER.  REPLACED COALESCER.  FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING REVELED FAULTY #3 ENGINE OIL BREATHER PRESSURIZING VALVE.  REMOVED AND REPLACED #3 OIL BREATHER PRESSURIZING VALVE.

## Other reports on N159US (5)

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

- [Incident 19910320019439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910320019439I), Mar 20, 1991: Doug DC1040 (N159US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Aircraft encountered a flock of waterfowl after takeoff. Returned and landed safely.
- [Incident 19841013059259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013059259I), Oct 13, 1984: Doug DC1040 (N159US), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Crew heard loud bang during climbout. Number 3 engine was shut down and maintenance found bb's in tail pipe.
- [Incident 19811218085819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811218085819I), Dec 18, 1981: Doug DC1040 (N159US), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Right main gear went off snow covered taxiway into mud while taxiing to ramp. Airplane towed to ramp.
- [Incident 19800222027819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800222027819I), Feb 22, 1980: Doug DC1040 (N159US), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. On initial climb, number 1 engine malfunctioned. Pilot shut down engine and made emergency landing.
- [Incident 19790503025419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790503025419I), May 3, 1979: Doug DC1040 (N159US), Detroit, MI. After EGT rise and low fuel flow, engine was shut down. Flight returned.

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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