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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Lafayette, LA · August 12, 1996

Date
August 12, 1996 · 12:33 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Airport
Lafayette Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WWMA
Aircraft
N354SB
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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: eagle flight 139, a Saab-340 aircraft, reported smoke in the cockpit. There was no smoke or fire on the aircraft. The baggage compartment smoke alarm activated in error. All passengers were deplaned normally via the air stairs. An emergency evacuation was not executed. The malfunctioning smoke detector was removed and replaced.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: EAGLE FLIGHT 139, A SAAB-340 AIRCRAFT, REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE ALARM ACTIVATED IN ERROR. ALL PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY VIA THE AIR STAIRS. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS NOT EXECUTED. THE MALFUNCTIONING SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Other reports on N354SB · 1

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