19990721034329I

Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120 · Palm Springs, CA · July 21, 1999

Date: July 21, 1999 · 06:08 local
Place: Palm Springs, CA
Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Aircraft: N297SW
Reported as: EMB EMB120
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW118
People aboard: 33
Fatal injuries: 0

N297SWRegistered now · Embraer EMB-120ERS/N 120.327 · Built 1996 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120ER Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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.

(-23) The abovementioned aircraft returned to Palm Springs airport shortly after takeoff due to smoke emanating from the left engine, serial #AO-0019. Psp maintenance department troubleshot the engine to no avail. Aircraft was ferried to the swia engine shop at fresno, CA. An oil leak was detected at the labyrinth seal between #6 and #7 bearing at the vent tube. Engine was removed and replaced with serial #115-617. M or d paperwork submitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ABOVEMENTIONED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE, SERIAL #AO-0019. PSP MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TROUBLESHOT THE ENGINE TO NO AVAIL. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO THE SWIA ENGINE SHOP AT FRESNO, CA. AN OIL LEAK WAS DETECTED AT THE LABYRINTH SEAL BETWEEN #6 AND #7 BEARING AT THE VENT TUBE. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERIAL #115-617. M OR D PAPERWORK SUBMITTED.