# Incident 19990721034329I: Emb EMB120, Palm Springs, CA, July 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1999, 06:08 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N297SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- Reported engine: PWA PW118
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990721034329I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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