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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Richmond, VA · March 9, 1996

Date: March 9, 1996 · 14:45 local
Place: Richmond, VA
Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NVEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N191AE
Reported as: Saab 340B
People aboard: 35
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,100 total

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: American eagle flt 4832 (flagship) departed rdu enroute to jfk on 09-03-96. During level cruise flight at 19,000 feet, the crew observed the #1 engine up boot anti-ice light illuminated. The anti-ice switch was cycled, but the light remained on. The flight attendant reported to the crew an electrical burning smell in the cabin; however, no smoke was observed. The captain following the emergency procedures check list requested descent to 10,000 feet. He secured the bleed air and anti ice system and diverted to ric. Aircraft landed 1445 local without incident. A normal deplaneing took place. Maintenance determined the #1 engine lip anti-ice boot was burned, and the intake tube had two holes burned through the tube. However, the circuit breaker did not pop. Aircarrier maintenance to follow with an SDR.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AMERICAN EAGLE FLT 4832 (FLAGSHIP) DEPARTED RDU ENROUTE TO JFK ON 09-03-96. DURING LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 19,000 FEET, THE CREW OBSERVED THE #1 ENGINE UP BOOT ANTI-ICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ANTI-ICE SWITCH WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED TO THE CREW AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN; HOWEVER, NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. THE CAPTAIN FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECK LIST REQUESTED DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. HE SECURED THE BLEED AIR AND ANTI ICE SYSTEM AND DIVERTED TO RIC. AIRCRAFT LANDED 1445 LOCAL WITHOUT INCIDENT. A NORMAL DEPLANEING TOOK PLACE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE #1 ENGINE LIP ANTI-ICE BOOT WAS BURNED, AND THE INTAKE TUBE HAD TWO HOLES BURNED THROUGH THE TUBE. HOWEVER, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT POP. AIRCARRIER MAINTENANCE TO FOLLOW WITH AN SDR.