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FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Los Angeles, CA · April 19, 2000

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Date
April 19, 2000 · 10:56 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N312AE
Reported as
Saab 340B
People aboard
31
Fatal injuries
0
N312AERegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2015 · Saab-Scania SAAB 340BS/N 340B-312Airframe modelSaab-Scania SAAB 340BEngine modelGE CT7-SER seriesTurbo-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 April 19, 2000, at about 1056 local time, American eagle airlines flight 3237, Los Angeles to las vegas, aborted take off on runway 24L. During the take off roll, the flight attendant declared an emergency due to smoke in the cabin. The smoke was reported as coming from the left hand side overhead near the cabin lights at seat 3A. This seat is the first seat aft of the cabin main entry door. The aircraft was evacuated through the cabin door and air stair. The emergency exit was opened, but not used. The aircraft was then towed to the American eagle hanger where American eagle mechanics noted the circuit breaker for the overhead reading lights was popped. Removal of the overhead passenger service unit at row 3A revealed a circuit board, part of the passenger service unit, was burnt in an area about 2 inches by 2 inches. privacy data omitted Two wires leading to the capacitor were also burnt where they attached to the capacitor. There was no evidence of flame in any other area. The passenger service unit, part number 26A006292-10, was replaced with a serviceable unit, the surrou nding area inspected for damage and the attendant control panel removed and inspected for damage, with none found. The passenger service overhead panel was shipped to the American eagle main base in dallas for engineering evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 19, 2000, AT ABOUT 1056 LOCAL TIME, AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES FLIGHT 3237, LOS ANGELES TO LAS VEGAS, ABORTED TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 24L. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE SMOKE WAS REPORTED AS COMING FROM THE LEFT HAND SIDE OVERHEAD NEAR THE CABIN LIGHTS AT SEAT 3A. THIS SEAT IS THE FIRST SEAT AFT OF THE CABIN MAIN ENTRY DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED THROUGH THE CABIN DOOR AND AIR STAIR. THE EMERGENCY EXIT WAS OPENED, BUT NOT USED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE AMERICAN EAGLE HANGER WHERE AMERICAN EAGLE MECHANICS NOTED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE OVERHEAD READING LIGHTS WAS POPPED. REMOVAL OF THE OVERHEAD PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT AT ROW 3A REVEALED A CIRCUIT BOARD, PART OF THE PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT, WAS BURNT IN AN AREA ABOUT 2 INCHES BY 2 INCHES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TWO WIRES LEADING TO THE CAPACITOR WERE ALSO BURNT WHERE THEY ATTACHED TO THE CAPACITOR. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FLAME IN ANY OTHER AREA. THE PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT, PART NUMBER 26A006292-10, WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT, THE SURROU NDING AREA INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND THE ATTENDANT CONTROL PANEL REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, WITH NONE FOUND. THE PASSENGER SERVICE OVERHEAD PANEL WAS SHIPPED TO THE AMERICAN EAGLE MAIN BASE IN DALLAS FOR ENGINEERING EVALUATION.