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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-135LR · Charlottesville, VA · January 5, 2001

Date: January 5, 2001 · 18:51 local
Place: Charlottesville, VA
Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Aircraft: N717AE
Reported as: EMB EMB135LR
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,800 total

N717AERegistration cancelled Sep 9, 2019 · Embraer EMB-135LRS/N 145272 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-135LR

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What happened

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

(-23) The flight diverted and landed on runway 21 at 18:51 local after reporting smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft taxied to the ramp without assistance and there was no evacuation. The pilot discrepancy stated that "tat heat inop, followed by smoke in cockpit". The mrr states that "maintenance removed and replaced relays and relay socket iaw amm. Ops checked good". Chdo also reported that the relay had shorted and burnt in the process, also burning and damaging the socket and some wiring.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT 18:51 LOCAL AFTER REPORTING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND THERE WAS NO EVACUATION. THE PILOT DISCREPANCY STATED THAT "TAT HEAT INOP, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN COCKPIT". THE MRR STATES THAT "MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAYS AND RELAY SOCKET IAW AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD". CHDO ALSO REPORTED THAT THE RELAY HAD SHORTED AND BURNT IN THE PROCESS, ALSO BURNING AND DAMAGING THE SOCKET AND SOME WIRING.