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.
Mesa flight from lancaster to Reading, PA, landed at Reading with three passengers on board and taxied to gate. Shut down engines and noticed smoke coming from the top of one engine. The pilot evacuated the passengers and called ARFF. No evidence of fire was found and a/c went to maintenance hangar. Maintenance found vcm, vapor cycle machine, seized and the belt melted on pulley, which caused the smoke. Maintenance replaced vcm and aircraft was returned to service on 6/30/98.
As the FAA filed it
MESA FLIGHT FROM LANCASTER TO READING, PA, LANDED AT READING WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND TAXIED TO GATE. SHUT DOWN ENGINES AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TOP OF ONE ENGINE. THE PILOT EVACUATED THE PASSENGERS AND CALLED ARFF. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND AND A/C WENT TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND VCM, VAPOR CYCLE MACHINE, SEIZED AND THE BELT MELTED ON PULLEY, WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED VCM AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 6/30/98.
Other reports on N155ZV · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.