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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737 · Amarillo, TX · May 30, 2000

Date
May 30, 2000 · 19:30 local
Place
Amarillo, TX
Airport
Amarillo International Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
CAZF
Aircraft
CGRPN
Reported as
Boeing 737

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What happened

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

(-23)Aircraft was diverted because crew reported smoke in the cockpit. No injuries or damage occurred in the precautionary landing at Amarillo TX. The smell of smoke disappeared before landing and no source was found during postflight inspection. The crew decided that the smoke had filtered into the airplane from a forest fire they overflew. There was no emergency evacuation of the aircraft. The foreign aircarrier did not have contact maintenance at the airport they diverted to, and they determined that they did not require a maintenance inpsection before the dispatch release. The pmi for this foreign aircarrier is concerned that there is not adequate provisions for maintenance when the aircraft is operating in the united states.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED BECAUSE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AMARILLO TX. THE SMELL OF SMOKE DISAPPEARED BEFORE LANDING AND NO SOURCE WAS FOUND DURING POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION. THE CREW DECIDED THAT THE SMOKE HAD FILTERED INTO THE AIRPLANE FROM A FOREST FIRE THEY OVERFLEW. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FOREIGN AIRCARRIER DID NOT HAVE CONTACT MAINTENANCE AT THE AIRPORT THEY DIVERTED TO, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THEY DID NOT REQUIRE A MAINTENANCE INPSECTION BEFORE THE DISPATCH RELEASE. THE PMI FOR THIS FOREIGN AIRCARRIER IS CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NOT ADEQUATE PROVISIONS FOR MAINTENANCE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES.