From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aala flight 2821, enroute from den-lax, declared an emergency due to an initial pressurization problem, followed by a report of smoke in the cockpit. The captain stated he responded to a request from a cabin attendant to increase the heat to the cabin. The crew used the automatic mode, without response, they reverted to the manual mode and observed a pressurization system "duct low pressure light". The crew indicated they smelled smoke in the cockpit and began an emergency descent. The aircraft landed at bce, the nearest suitable airport. Aala maintenance and a management flight crew were flown in to inspect the aircraft and to fly it out. Proper procedures were followed and the flight departed with no compromise to safety.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AALA FLIGHT 2821, ENROUTE FROM DEN-LAX, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO AN INITIAL PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM, FOLLOWED BY A REPORT OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CAPTAIN STATED HE RESPONDED TO A REQUEST FROM A CABIN ATTENDANT TO INCREASE THE HEAT TO THE CABIN. THE CREW USED THE AUTOMATIC MODE, WITHOUT RESPONSE, THEY REVERTED TO THE MANUAL MODE AND OBSERVED A PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM "DUCT LOW PRESSURE LIGHT". THE CREW INDICATED THEY SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND BEGAN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BCE, THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. AALA MAINTENANCE AND A MANAGEMENT FLIGHT CREW WERE FLOWN IN TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND TO FLY IT OUT. PROPER PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH NO COMPROMISE TO SAFETY.
Other reports on N234AA · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.