What happened
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Narrative: on may 30, 1997, at approximately 2011 PDT, a jetstream 30101, N421UE, and flight sdu 369 operated by west air commuter airlines during taxiing for takeoff encountered smoke in their cabin. The conditions were clear at the time of the incident and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft's left-hand number one propeller dome seal failed, which created smoke within its cabin. There was no actual fire but the flight crew evacuated the passengers, no injuries were reported. The pilot does hold an airline transport pilot certificate. The flight originated at Los Angeles International Airport (lax) and was on its way to palmdale, California (pmd). Recommendations: none, seals were changed at overhaul time prior to it's failure. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MAY 30, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 2011 PDT, A JETSTREAM 30101, N421UE, AND FLIGHT SDU 369 OPERATED BY WEST AIR COMMUTER AIRLINES DURING TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ENCOUNTERED SMOKE IN THEIR CABIN. THE CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT-HAND NUMBER ONE PROPELLER DOME SEAL FAILED, WHICH CREATED SMOKE WITHIN ITS CABIN. THERE WAS NO ACTUAL FIRE BUT THE FLIGHT CREW EVACUATED THE PASSENGERS, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT DOES HOLD AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX) AND WAS ON ITS WAY TO PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA (PMD). RECOMMENDATIONS: NONE, SEALS WERE CHANGED AT OVERHAUL TIME PRIOR TO IT'S FAILURE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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