# Incident 19930617023419I: Aerosp ATR42320, Allentown, PA, June 17, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1993, 01:00 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34817, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34817-2005-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320 (registry code 8680930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617023419I

## Narrative

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

CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE, DIVERTED TO AIRPORT. METAL IN OIL FILTER INDICATES INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N34817 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000902023629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902023629I), Sep 2, 2000: Aerosp ATR42320 (N34817), Syracuse, NY. (-23)On Saturday, September 2, 2000, at 1402 local, a Continental express atr 42, N34817, flight 3653, returned to land at syr due to smoke in the cockpit. The…

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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