# Incident 20240905020419I: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, Sacramento, CA, September 5, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2024, 04:00 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Mather
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 38.5553° N, 121.2972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SACRAMENTO MATHER (MHR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5553&lon=-121.2972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N276UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4462 (registry code 52171, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4462) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F
- Reported engine: P & W PW4462
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,669 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240905020419I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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