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From: ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
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Subject: Re: Declaring an emergency... the ramifications?
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Date: Fri, 15-Nov-85 00:48:22 EST
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> War story...
> One Christmas weekend, my wife and I were flying from Wichita to the
> Chicago area in a fairly new Cessna 210.  Over Olathe, Kansas (just 
> outside of Kansas City), we had an electrical fire.  There were fumes
> in the cabin, fluctuating ammeter, and the whole nine yards.  After 
> getting the fire out (normal kill EVERYTHING, then bring systems back
> up), we had no alternator.  I told approach control, "Cessna 732ND, I 
> would like to change my destination from Chicago, DuPage to Kansas City
> Downtown."  To which they said, "Ok, you are number three for the 
> approach."  Whereupon I said, "Fine, but I don't want to be up here
> too long because I have electrical problems, however the fire is out."
> Their reaction was, "You are cleared present position, direct.  TWA 111,
> give way to a Cessna 210, United 412, Hold for the TWA, Ozark..."
> I did not declare an emergency.  I should have.  There was no paperwork
> involved.
You are required to report inflight fires.  It's on the list of things
in NTSB 830 or whatever that reg is.