# Incident 20001218028869I: Emb EMB120RT, Wichita, KS, December 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2000, 06:02 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASOA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232AS-2008-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120RT (registry code 3260202, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001218028869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF ENROUTE FROM ICT TO DFW, A/C EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND RETURNED TO ICT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CHECKED A/C, FOUND DEICING FLUID IN THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. TURNED ENGINES AND RUN PACKS FOR A HALF HOUR. NO MORE SMOKE OR FUMES. RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE AND CONTINUED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N232AS (1)

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

- [Accident 19871209073229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871209073229A), Dec 9, 1987: Emb EMB120 (N232AS), Columbus-W Pt-S, MS, Substantial damage. Landed gear up on training flight.

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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