# Incident 19900419023649I: Aerosp AS355E, New Orleans, LA, April 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1990, 07:35 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5787T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5787T-2002-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (registry code 8680810, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,465 total, 1,955 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900419023649I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING ENGINE COOL DOWN PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN. FOUND SHORTED WIRES ON DC POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL.

## Other reports on N5787T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890408031179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408031179I), Apr 8, 1989: Aerosp AS355E (N5787T), New Orleans, LA. Left engine fire warning came on. Secured engine and landed. Found a broken wire in warning system.
- [Incident 19850911061479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911061479I), Sep 11, 1985: Aerosp AS355E (N5787T), Marsh Island, LA. Oil pressure fluctuated and torque dropped in cruise. Chip detector light came on. Safe landing. Engine changed.

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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