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FAA incident report · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F · Sacramento, CA · September 5, 2024

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Date
September 5, 2024 · 04:00 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento Mather
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
IPXA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N276UP
Reported as
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW4462
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,669 total
N276UPRegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11FS/N 48579 · Built 1996Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD-11FEngine modelPratt & Whitney PW4462Turbo-fan

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What happened

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On September 05, 2024, 5X975, MD11, pdx-ont, declared an emergency due to an electrical fuse indicator coming from the galley and the pilot reporting fumes and smoke coming from the cockpit. Aircraft diverted to Sacramento (mhr), landing at 0425Z. Two crewmembers on board evacuated the aircraft via the left side slide. No injuries reported. Initial inspection conducted while the aircraft was still on the closed runway, did not reveal any damage. Aircraft was towed to the parking area for further evaluation. The runway was cleared as of 0550Z and re-opened for normal operations.

During further evaluation conducted by the maintenance supervisor and three amt’s, the following inspections/maintenance were accomplished.

• Circuit breakers checked

• Refrigerator inspection

• Oven inspection

• Hot cup inspection

• Entry lights and ballast inspection

• APU inlet for fluid ingestion

• Replaced air conditioner packs water separator coalesced filters

• Performed an engine run and performed cabin pressurization. No fumes found.

An inspection of the aircraft maintenance records indicated no history related to this event and no reoccurrence as of 0800 et 9/16/2024.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 05, 2024, 5X975, MD11, PDX-ONT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FUSE INDICATOR COMING FROM THE GALLEY AND THE PILOT REPORTING FUMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SACRAMENTO (MHR), LANDING AT 0425Z. TWO CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE LEFT SIDE SLIDE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. INITIAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY, DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE PARKING AREA FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE RUNWAY WAS CLEARED AS OF 0550Z AND RE-OPENED FOR NORMAL OPERATIONS.

DURING FURTHER EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AND THREE AMT’S, THE FOLLOWING INSPECTIONS/MAINTENANCE WERE ACCOMPLISHED.

• CIRCUIT BREAKERS CHECKED

• REFRIGERATOR INSPECTION

• OVEN INSPECTION

• HOT CUP INSPECTION

• ENTRY LIGHTS AND BALLAST INSPECTION

• APU INLET FOR FLUID INGESTION

• REPLACED AIR CONDITIONER PACKS WATER SEPARATOR COALESCED FILTERS

• PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN AND PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURIZATION. NO FUMES FOUND.

AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED NO HISTORY RELATED TO THIS EVENT AND NO REOCCURRENCE AS OF 0800 ET 9/16/2024.