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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Los Angeles, CA · January 6, 2001

Date: January 6, 2001 · 13:25 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Aircraft: N339SB
Reported as: Saab 340B
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,003 total336 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

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) On climbout enroute to psp, had a cargo smoke indication. Followed procedures per AFM 1-AOM 1 memory items epc then checklist. Declared an emergency and returned to lax. Flight attendants were informed and passengers were evacuated. No injuries or damage to a/c sustained. Fire crews inspected the a/c for evidence of fire. None found. A/c was taken to maintenance hangar and C1 and C2 cargo smoke detectors and fire bottle were replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON CLIMBOUT ENROUTE TO PSP, HAD A CARGO SMOKE INDICATION. FOLLOWED PROCEDURES PER AFM 1-AOM 1 MEMORY ITEMS EPC THEN CHECKLIST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAX. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE INFORMED AND PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO A/C SUSTAINED. FIRE CREWS INSPECTED THE A/C FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE. NONE FOUND. A/C WAS TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND C1 AND C2 CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS AND FIRE BOTTLE WERE REPLACED.