19990823026039I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cndair CL6002B19 · Orlando, FL · August 23, 1999

Date
August 23, 1999 · 07:23 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
COMA
Aircraft
N946CA
Reported as
Cndair CL6002B19
People aboard
44
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,200 total3,850 in this make and model215 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During taxi to gate, comair inc. flight 5189, tallahassee to Orlando, the eicas "smoke cargo" red warning message illuminated, with aural warning and chimes. Crew executed qrh smoke cargo procedure discharging halon into the cargo area, but message remained. The captain ordered evacuation of passengers to the taxi-way. Airport fire department found no smoke or fire. Aircraft towed to comair hangar. All passengers exited safely via the main cabin door/stairs without injury. The passengers were told by the crew to exit via the main cabin door. The captain explained there was no eminent danger and the main exit took the passengers away from the baggage compartment with the least likelihood of injury. It took approximately one and a half minutes for the forty-one passengers and three crew members to exit the aircraft. Comair maintenance inspection the aircraft and found a malfunctioning smoke detector, walter kidde p/n 477052.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI TO GATE, COMAIR INC. FLIGHT 5189, TALLAHASSEE TO ORLANDO, THE EICAS "SMOKE CARGO" RED WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, WITH AURAL WARNING AND CHIMES. CREW EXECUTED QRH SMOKE CARGO PROCEDURE DISCHARGING HALON INTO THE CARGO AREA, BUT MESSAGE REMAINED. THE CAPTAIN ORDERED EVACUATION OF PASSENGERS TO THE TAXI-WAY. AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUND NO SMOKE OR FIRE. AIRCRAFT TOWED TO COMAIR HANGAR. ALL PASSENGERS EXITED SAFELY VIA THE MAIN CABIN DOOR/STAIRS WITHOUT INJURY. THE PASSENGERS WERE TOLD BY THE CREW TO EXIT VIA THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE CAPTAIN EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO EMINENT DANGER AND THE MAIN EXIT TOOK THE PASSENGERS AWAY FROM THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WITH THE LEAST LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF MINUTES FOR THE FORTY-ONE PASSENGERS AND THREE CREW MEMBERS TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. COMAIR MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A MALFUNCTIONING SMOKE DETECTOR, WALTER KIDDE P/N 477052.