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FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Richmond, VA · January 24, 2001

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Date
January 24, 2001 · 15:48 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ASOA
Aircraft
N839AS
Reported as
Cndair CL6002B19
People aboard
46
Fatal injuries
0
N839ASRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2017 · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7284 · Built 1999Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On 01/24/01, at 1548 EST, delta express (atlantic southeast airlines) flight #4447, a CRJ-65, enroute from white plains , NY(hpn) to atlanta (atl), diverted to Richmond international airport (ric) and landed on runway 16 due to an illuminated master caution light for smoke in the cargo compartment. The crew discharged the normal and then the standby halon fire bottle during flight. After landing, the aircraft exited runway 16 onto inactive runway 25, where upon the captain elected to conduct an emergency evacuation with the passengers and crew exiting through the main cabin door, utilizing the aircraft airstairs. The captain chose the forward main door exit to keep the passengers as FAR away as possible from the cargo compartment. The estimated total time it took to evacuate the aircraft was one minute. Contract personnel inspected the aircraft and found the cargo compartment recirculating fan had overheated and failed. No damage was noted to the cargo compartment or to the aircraft itself. Aircraft was ferried to atlanta, company maintenance found no problem with the recirculating fan. Maintenance could not duplicate the problem. As a precautionary measure, the smoke detector was replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 01/24/01, AT 1548 EST, DELTA EXPRESS (ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES) FLIGHT #4447, A CRJ-65, ENROUTE FROM WHITE PLAINS , NY(HPN) TO ATLANTA (ATL), DIVERTED TO RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RIC) AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 16 DUE TO AN ILLUMINATED MASTER CAUTION LIGHT FOR SMOKE IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE CREW DISCHARGED THE NORMAL AND THEN THE STANDBY HALON FIRE BOTTLE DURING FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY 16 ONTO INACTIVE RUNWAY 25, WHERE UPON THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WITH THE PASSENGERS AND CREW EXITING THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR, UTILIZING THE AIRCRAFT AIRSTAIRS. THE CAPTAIN CHOSE THE FORWARD MAIN DOOR EXIT TO KEEP THE PASSENGERS AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL TIME IT TOOK TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONE MINUTE. CONTRACT PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE CARGO COMPARTMENT RECIRCULATING FAN HAD OVERHEATED AND FAILED. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE CARGO COMPARTMENT OR TO THE AIRCRAFT ITSELF. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ATLANTA, COMPANY MAINTENANCE FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE RECIRCULATING FAN. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED.