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Incident

FAA incident report · Frchld FH-227 · West Palm Beach, FL · September 18, 1991

Date: September 18, 1991 · 07:45 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GVGA
Aircraft: N7801M
Reported as: Frchld FH227
People aboard: 29
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,600 total8,600 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N7801MRegistration cancelled Oct 11, 1994 · Fairchild FH-227S/N 503 Airframe modelFairchild FH-227

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.

Aft lavatory smoke detector on after takeoff. Smoke in cabin. Returned. Supercharger seals leaking oil.

As the FAA filed it

AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ON AFTER TAKEOFF. SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED. SUPERCHARGER SEALS LEAKING OIL.

Other reports on N7801M · 2

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

Incident 19800703027599ILevel Off Touchdown · West Palm Beach, FLGear was down and locked on final, but collapsed on touchdown. No mechanical discrepancies found.Jul 3, 1980 · Minor damage Incident 19790724019549ILevel Off Touchdown · West Palm Beach, FLGear collapsed after initial touchdown gear handle probably placed in mid position, moved with landing.Jul 24, 1979 · Substantial damage