# Incident 20021104031099I: Doug MD83, Eugene, OR, November 4, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2002, 12:02 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 44.1246° N, 123.2120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAHLON SWEET FLD (EUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1246&lon=-123.2120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N944AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N944AS-2009-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD83
- People aboard: 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 6,800 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021104031099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ALASKA FLT 515 BUR/SEA DECLARED EMEG. & DIVERTED TO EUG DUE TO SMOKE/ELEC. SMELL IN CABIN, A/C LANDED W/O INCIDENT @1202 PST. MX LATER DISCOVERED CABIN OVERHEAD/SIDEWALL LIGHT BALLAST OVERHEATED. MX R&R'D BALLAST OPS CHECKED GOOD, A/C FERRIED TO SEA. FOLLOW-UP WITH CMU PMI TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTION NEEDED, TO INSPECT FOR POSSIBLE FAULTY BALLAST IN THE REMAINING A/C.

## Other reports on N944AS (1)

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

- [Incident 20060820017509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060820017509I), Aug 20, 2006: Doug DC983 (N944AS), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) After landing at lgb, crew heard circuit breakers trip followed by chimes in cabin and emergency interphone call chimes from "a" flight attendant…

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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