# Incident 20010118002729I: Emb EMB145LR, Charleston, WV, January 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2001, 14:20 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 38.3731° N, 81.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3731&lon=-81.5932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N647AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N647AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- Reported engine: ALLSN AE3007A
- Pilot flight hours: 13,010 total, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010118002729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4020 ON CLIMB OUT FROM GSO ENROUTE TO ORD MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN CRW DUE TO A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT/CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, HOWEVER THE CAPTAIN IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY ASSISTED THE CABIN ATTENDANT IN CONDUCTING AN EMERGENCY EXIT THROUGH THE FORWARD CABIN DOOR. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM WAS AN ELECTRICAL RELAY LOCATED IN A PANEL BEHIND THE COPILOT CLOSE TO THE FLOOR WHICH POWERED THE PILOT/STATIC HEAT. IT WAS REPORTED THE RELAY WAS FOUND COMPROMISED BY WATER INGRESS. AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE LOG PAGE NUMBER 1150572 ITEM NO. 2 STATES "PITOT STATIC HEAT RELAY XK0059 HAS BROKEN ANCHORING STUD ON SOCKET S500-9140 P/N RELAY MS27743-18.

## Other reports on N647AE (1)

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

- [Incident 20110207001659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110207001659I), Feb 7, 2011: Embraer EMB-145LR (N647AE), Georgetown, OH, No damage. Captain david frederick nelson certificate number [privacy data omitted] stated that he didn't believe the aircraft met the requirements for severe turbulence…

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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