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Incident

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU2B25 · Chicago, IL · June 14, 1988

Date
June 14, 1988 · 04:40 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ESMA
Aircraft
N790CA
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B25
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3316251M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,760 total63 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered smoke in cockpit. Emergency descent to airport. Airconditioner cleaned and smoke cleared up.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY DESCENT TO AIRPORT. AIRCONDITIONER CLEANED AND SMOKE CLEARED UP.