# Incident 19980418010429I: Jetair JETSTM4101, Worcester, MA, April 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1998, 10:11 local time
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Airport: Worcester Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 42.2671° N, 71.8756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WORCESTER RGNL (ORH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2671&lon=-71.8756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331UE-2006-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace JETSTREAM 4101 (registry code 1500305, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-jetstream-4101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JETAIR JETSTM4101
- People aboard: 32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980418010429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 29, CREW RECEIVED A BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED RWY 29 WITHOUT INCIDNET.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND SHUT DOWN ON THE TAXIWAY.  29 PAX AND 3 CREW MEMBERS WERE EVACUATED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  NO FIRE OR SMOKE WAS OBSERVED.  MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR.

## Other reports on N331UE (1)

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

- [Incident 20031201030989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031201030989I), Dec 1, 2003: Jetair JETSTM4101 (N331UE), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) Uala flight #7930, N331UE, rt oil contamination light came on in-flight. While in cruise, engine lost oil PSI 20 minutes later. Crew shut down #2 engine,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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