Boeing 737-200 N782N
11 June 1987 · Columbus, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1987 at about 12:34 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered N782N, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an incident near Columbus, Ohio, United States. 77 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:34
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Port Columbus Intl. (CMH)
- Coordinates
- 40.0106, -82.9207
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-200
- Registration
- N782N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newark → Dayton
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87IA166
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SMOKE IN CABIN AND PUNGENT ODOR WHICH DISSIPATED. AFTER DESCENT FOR LANDING WAS BEGUN SMOKE AND ODOR RETURNED. PAX INFORMED FLT CREW OF SMOKE INTENSITY AND PRECAUTIONALRY LANDING WAS MADE AT DIVERT FIELD. SUBSEQUENT EXAM REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING AIR CYCLE MACHINE LEAKED OIL INTO THE HEAT EXCHANGER DUE TO A NICKED OIL SLINGER RING. TURBINE OIL WAS OVERHEATED IN THE HEAT EXCHANGER PRODUCING SMOKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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