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) Enroute from lax to ord diverted to ict due to smoke in cockpit. Contract maintenance, executive aircraft corp., found recirculation fan circuit breaker popped and would pop when power was applied to fan assy. Collared circuit breaker, turned engines, no fumes, deferred as per American's aircraft ferried out 02-22-01.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ENROUTE FROM LAX TO ORD DIVERTED TO ICT DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE, EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT CORP., FOUND RECIRCULATION FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND WOULD POP WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO FAN ASSY. COLLARED CIRCUIT BREAKER, TURNED ENGINES, NO FUMES, DEFERRED AS PER AMERICAN'S AIRCRAFT FERRIED OUT 02-22-01.
Other reports on N589AA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.