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.
Cargo fire/smoke warning, (triple chimes & smoke oral) in cruise. Halon bottles dischared in accordance with check list. Emergency landing completed at mcghee Tyson airport, Knoxville, TN. Passengers & crew evacutated via the normal entrance door. After clearing the runway. Maintenance inspeciton revealed a false indicaation. Aircraft returned to service, system deactivated iaw MEL 26-15-1, bags downloaded and sent on another airliner.
As the FAA filed it
CARGO FIRE/SMOKE WARNING, (TRIPLE CHIMES & SMOKE ORAL) IN CRUISE. HALON BOTTLES DISCHARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHECK LIST. EMERGENCY LANDING COMPLETED AT MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, KNOXVILLE, TN. PASSENGERS & CREW EVACUTATED VIA THE NORMAL ENTRANCE DOOR. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECITON REVEALED A FALSE INDICAATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE, SYSTEM DEACTIVATED IAW MEL 26-15-1, BAGS DOWNLOADED AND SENT ON ANOTHER AIRLINER.
Other reports on N916CA · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.