# Incident 20000713035689I: Boeing 737282, Elko, NV, July 13, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2000, 08:40 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BJNA
- Location: 40.8250° N, 115.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKO RGNL (EKO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8250&lon=-115.7913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233TM-2005-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-282 (registry code 13844AT, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-282) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737282
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- Pilot flight hours: 148 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713035689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE EVENING OF JULY 12, 2000, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL LUBED THE BLED VALVES ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE AND PERFORMED A CLEARING RUN. N233TM DEPARTED ELKO AS FLIGHT 311 ON JULY 13, 2000, TO REPOSITION AT RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL. ON CLIMB OUT THE CABIN CREW NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE FOLLOWED BY THE ALARM SOUNDING AND VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ELKO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N233TM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050509007649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050509007649I), May 9, 2005: Boeing 737282 (N233TM), Wendover, UT, Minor damage. (-23) A mechanic was trouble shooting an engine oil leak on the #2 engine while running at approximately 85-90% power. He was on the inboard side with the…
- [Incident 19991012027999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991012027999I), Oct 12, 1999: Boeing 737282 (N233TM), South Lake Taho, CA. (-23) After being cleared for take off at tvl, power was advanced to t/o epr of 2.18. Approximately 2 to 5 seconds after brake release the crew observed a loud…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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