# Incident 20000731035049I: Cndair CL6002B19, Philadelphia, PA, July 31, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2000, 15:42 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17175, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17175-2013-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1900309, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF-34-1A (registry code 30033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf-34-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 52
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000731035049I

## Narrative

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

(-23)USAIR EXPRESS (MESA AIRLINES), FLIGHT 5805, N17175, A CRJ, PHL-MKE, WAS INVOLVED IN A GROUND STOP THAT RESULTED IN AN ALMOST 2 HOUR TAXI FROM THE USAIR EXPRESS RAMP TO RUNWAY 9R. WHILE ON TAXIWAY SIERRA AND NUMBER 2 FOR TAKEOFF, THE CARGO SMOKE INDICATION AND ICAS ALERT ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW INITIAED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND AS REQUIRED AT THE APPROPRIATE POINT IN THE CHECKLIST,THE PIC INITIATED AN EVACUATION.  ALL 49 PASSENGERS AND 3 CREWMEMBERS EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE IN APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES, THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR ONLY.  NO ONE WAS INJURED.  AT NO TIME DURING THE EMERGENCY DID ANY MEMBER OF THE CREW SEE OR SMELL SMOKE.  THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DID TELL THE PIC AFTER THE EVACUATION, THAT A "FEW" PASSENGERS HAD THOUGHT THEY HAD SMELLED SMOKE.  CFR RESOPNED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSED BACK TO THE TERMINAL.

## Other reports on N17175 (2)

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

- [Incident 20001012024519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001012024519I), Oct 12, 2000: Cndair CL6002B19 (N17175), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. (-23)See attached form FAA 8020-23
- [Incident 19981102034019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981102034019I), Nov 2, 1998: Cndair CL6002B19 (N17175), Indianapolis, IN. Left engine oil pressure loss. Crew performed emergency shutdown. A/c was in a ferry flight when seals allowed oil pressure drop on left engine. A/c landed…

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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