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Incident

FAA incident report · Bag JETSTM3101 · Omaha, NE · August 30, 1997

Date: August 30, 1997 · 20:43 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: REXA
Aircraft: N315PX
Reported as: Bag JETSTM3101
People aboard: 15
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: on September 30, 1997, N315PX, BA-3101, was being operated as flight 5812 from lincoln, Nebraska to minneapolis, Minnesota when the aircraft developed electrical problems and smoke in the cockpit. The crew diverted to Omaha, NE and landed without incident. Maintenance found the converter for the roof panel back light had overheated and failed. Maintenance replaced the converter and returned the aircraft to service. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1997, N315PX, BA-3101, WAS BEING OPERATED AS FLIGHT 5812 FROM LINCOLN, NEBRASKA TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CONVERTER FOR THE ROOF PANEL BACK LIGHT HAD OVERHEATED AND FAILED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.