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Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR42300 · Peoria, IL · October 28, 1998

Date
October 28, 1998 · 18:15 local
Place
Peoria, IL
Airport
Greater Peoria
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RAIA
Aircraft
N426TE
Reported as
Aerosp ATR42300
People aboard
49
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total222 in this make and model222 in the last 90 days

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.

(-5)While on a revenue flight from Peoria, IL (pia), to st. louis, MO (stl), during the climb the cockpit crew was notified of a fire in the cabin at seat 4D. The flight attendant observed fire and smoke from the reading light. The attendant pulled down the panel and blew out the fire. The aircraft returned to pia. The crew did not declare an emergency and made a uneventful landing. Th 46 passengers and 3 crew were deplaned with out incident or injury. Fire fighters checked the cabin and found no existing fire. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)WHILE ON A REVENUE FLIGHT FROM PEORIA, IL (PIA), TO ST. LOUIS, MO (STL), DURING THE CLIMB THE COCKPIT CREW WAS NOTIFIED OF A FIRE IN THE CABIN AT SEAT 4D. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT OBSERVED FIRE AND SMOKE FROM THE READING LIGHT. THE ATTENDANT PULLED DOWN THE PANEL AND BLEW OUT THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PIA. THE CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND MADE A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TH 46 PASSENGERS AND 3 CREW WERE DEPLANED WITH OUT INCIDENT OR INJURY. FIRE FIGHTERS CHECKED THE CABIN AND FOUND NO EXISTING FIRE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.