# Incident 20051018023409I: Doug DC873F, Louisville, KY, October 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2005, 18:38 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International Apt
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814UP-2014-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC873F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051018023409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 18, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1838 HOURS ATC RECEIVED A REPORT FROM UPS FLIGHT 9610, WITH CREW REPORTING SMOKE IN COCKPIT WHILE AIRCRAFT IN TAXI. THE CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION VIA ESCAPE SLIDE FROM THE L1 DOOR AT TAXIWAY (N), LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE EVACUATION WAS COMPLETED WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM THE CREW. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE REPORTED ON LOGPAGE 414600 THE LEFT PACK TRIP/LEFT COMPRESSOR EXCEEDED TEMPERATURE WITH LEFT PACK SELECTED OFF. USING PNEUMATIC PRESSURE SUPPLIED VIA GROUND SERVICING CART, SELECTING LEFT PACK ON DROPS COMPRESSOR TEMPERATURE AND ALLOWS PACK RESET. IT WAS DETERMINED BY UPS AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE THE LEFT PACK SHUT OFF AND FLOW CONTROL VALVE BYPASSING WHEN SELECTED CLOSED. THE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW DC-8 MM 21-55-05-4. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN TO DUPLICATE FLIGHT CREW CONDITIONS, NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS NOTED. THE LEFT AND RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACKS OPERATE NORMAL, WITH NO SMOKE NOTED. A MAINTENANCE HISTORY INQUIRY WAS PERFORMED TO ENCOMPASS A PRIOR 30-DAY HISTORY FOR POSSIBLE RELATED MAINTENANCE EVENT, WITH NO REPEATED EVENTS.

## Other reports on N814UP (1)

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

- [Incident 19911121061099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911121061099I), Nov 21, 1991: Doug DC871F (N814UP), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. NR4 engine had hydraulic quantity loss. Shut down. Right gear brakes locked on rollout. Tires blew and caught fire.

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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