OpenAirDocs.org

19960215006399I

Incident
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR72202 · Little Rock, AR · February 15, 1996

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
February 15, 1996 · 19:25 local
Place
Little Rock, AR
Airport
Adams Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
N288AM
Reported as
Aerosp ATR72202
People aboard
43
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total1,100 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N288AMRegistration cancelled Jun 20, 2013 · Aerospatiale ATR 72-212S/N 288 · Built 1992Airframe modelAerospatiale ATR 72-212Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW124 seriesTurbo-prop

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.

Narrative: history of flight: on February 15, 1996, at 1925 CST, an aerospatiale ATR-72, N288AM, operated by simmons airlines inc. a subsidiary of amr eagle (American eagle), was evacuated on the ramp at Little Rock, Arkansas. The aircraft had just left the gate at Adams Field in Little Rock for a scheduled passenger flight to dallas/ft. worth. On board were 39 passengers, 2 flight crew members, 2 cabin crew, and 1 company personnel occupying the jump seat. About 50 feet from the gate the crew stopped the aircraft and the captain initiated an emergency evacuation due to smoke in the cabin cockpit. Both exits on the left side, the forward emergency exit, and the rear stairs were used. The evacuation took less than 90 seconds. There was no fire and no injuries. The tower called for ARFF equipment which arrived as the evacuation was in progress. Damage to the aircraft: there was no aircraft damage. Test and research: aircraft was ferried to dallas/ft. worth where maintenance found a valve in the right acm (aircycle machine) stuck open, allowing oil to seep into the acm, causing the smoke. The P2.5/PE switching valve, part number 3114891-0, 3112218-01, was replaced. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON FEBRUARY 15, 1996, AT 1925 CST, AN AEROSPATIALE ATR-72, N288AM, OPERATED BY SIMMONS AIRLINES INC. A SUBSIDIARY OF AMR EAGLE (AMERICAN EAGLE), WAS EVACUATED ON THE RAMP AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LEFT THE GATE AT ADAMS FIELD IN LITTLE ROCK FOR A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT TO DALLAS/FT. WORTH. ON BOARD WERE 39 PASSENGERS, 2 FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS, 2 CABIN CREW, AND 1 COMPANY PERSONNEL OCCUPYING THE JUMP SEAT. ABOUT 50 FEET FROM THE GATE THE CREW STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE CAPTAIN INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN COCKPIT. BOTH EXITS ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT, AND THE REAR STAIRS WERE USED. THE EVACUATION TOOK LESS THAN 90 SECONDS. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES. THE TOWER CALLED FOR ARFF EQUIPMENT WHICH ARRIVED AS THE EVACUATION WAS IN PROGRESS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. TEST AND RESEARCH: AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DALLAS/FT.WORTH WHERE MAINTENANCE FOUND A VALVE IN THE RIGHT ACM (AIRCYCLE MACHINE) STUCK OPEN, ALLOWING OIL TO SEEP INTO THE ACM, CAUSING THE SMOKE. THE P2.5/PE SWITCHING VALVE, PART NUMBER 3114891-0, 3112218-01, WAS REPLACED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.