# Incident 20010802019479I: Doug DC931, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2001, 05:50 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- 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: N949AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949AX-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (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/20010802019479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 2, 2001, AT 0550 EST. AIRBORNE EXPRESS FLIGHT #182 LANDED ON RUNWAY 10L AFTER REPORTING SEEING AND SMELLING ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING AND ARFF RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE CHECKED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR BURNING, NOTHING WAS FOUND.  RAN ENGINES AND APU, PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT, AND NOTICED SMOKE SMELL AND THAT THE LEFT ACM PACK OUTPUT WAS VERY LOW.  FOUND ACM LOW ON OIL AND ALSO FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL ON WATER SEPARATOR SOCK WHICH ALSO HAD A BURNT SMELL.  REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR SOCK AND DEFERRED LEFT ACM IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEL21-LA CAT C. REFERENCE LOG PAGE #29687-72, INCLUDED.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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