19991217035909I

Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-120ER · Santa Barbara, CA · December 17, 1999

Date: December 17, 1999 · 07:10 local
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Aircraft: N218SW
Reported as: EMB EMB120ER
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW118

N218SWRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2010 · Embraer EMB-120ERS/N 120.287 · Built 1994 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120ER Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) On 12/17/1999 at 0710, skywest flight 5420 diverted into sba with smoke and fumes in the cockpit. Lax maintenance responded and found the right engine P3 2.5 switching valve stuck. Maintenance control defered the valve iaw MEL procedures, MEL 75-32-2A, MEL #258004. P3 2.5 valve was removed and relaced by skywest maintenance at palm springs station on 12/18/99.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/17/1999 AT 0710, SKYWEST FLIGHT 5420 DIVERTED INTO SBA WITH SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. LAX MAINTENANCE RESPONDED AND FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE P3 2.5 SWITCHING VALVE STUCK. MAINTENANCE CONTROL DEFERED THE VALVE IAW MEL PROCEDURES, MEL 75-32-2A, MEL #258004. P3 2.5 VALVE WAS REMOVED AND RELACED BY SKYWEST MAINTENANCE AT PALM SPRINGS STATION ON 12/18/99.