19990920028079I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-24APF · Jacksonville, FL · September 20, 1999

Date
September 20, 1999 · 21:58 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Jacksonville International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
IPXA
Aircraft
N426UP
Reported as
Boeing 75724APF
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,665 total5,156 in this make and model102 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.

(-23) During intial climb through 1000 feet, crew experienced an "acrid" smoke that filled the cockpit. This was followed immediately by the cargo fire warning. The crew doned oxygen mask and goggles. The fire switch was pushed and the cargo fire checklist accomplished. A short downwind VFR pattern was flown to a vfr/ils landing. The captain initiated crew evauated of the aircraft upon clearing the runway. Cockpit sliding windows were used to egress the aircraft. All components operated normally. Capt. bumped side of aircraft during egress but was not injured. The fire department assumed control of the aircraft. After maintenance troubleshooting, it was determined that the number 2 engine, numbers 2 and/or 3 engine bearing leaked oil into the 10th stage bleed causing fumes to be introduced into the cockpit. No. 2 engine change in progress.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING INTIAL CLIMB THROUGH 1000 FEET, CREW EXPERIENCED AN "ACRID" SMOKE THAT FILLED THE COCKPIT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE CARGO FIRE WARNING. THE CREW DONED OXYGEN MASK AND GOGGLES. THE FIRE SWITCH WAS PUSHED AND THE CARGO FIRE CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. A SHORT DOWNWIND VFR PATTERN WAS FLOWN TO A VFR/ILS LANDING. THE CAPTAIN INITIATED CREW EVAUATED OF THE AIRCRAFT UPON CLEARING THE RUNWAY. COCKPIT SLIDING WINDOWS WERE USED TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT. ALL COMPONENTS OPERATED NORMALLY. CAPT. BUMPED SIDE OF AIRCRAFT DURING EGRESS BUT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE, NUMBERS 2 AND/OR 3 ENGINE BEARING LEAKED OIL INTO THE 10TH STAGE BLEED CAUSING FUMES TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COCKPIT. NO. 2 ENGINE CHANGE IN PROGRESS.