# Incident 20151230024209I: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), Providence, RI, December 30, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2015, 16:00 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Providence, Ri
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N865GA-2019-03-20) (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: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83)
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 157
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151230024209I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT 736, SANFORD TO BANGOR DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED INTO PROVIDENCE RI, DUE TO ABNORMAL SMELL.  LEFT LAV WALL WAS HOT, SUSPECT BLEEDAIR DUCT LEAK.

## Other reports on N865GA (1)

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

- [Incident 20050220003439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050220003439I), Feb 20, 2005: Doug DC983 (N865GA), Garden City, KS. (-23) The pilot in command stated that after normal landing at kgck runway 35, rolled to end of runway and turned right to taxiway 'a'. After making 2nd right…

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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