# Incident 20010224002639I: Boeing 7374B7, Norfolk, VA, February 24, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2001, 13:40 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N783AU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7374B7
- People aboard: 151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010224002639I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CRUISING AT 29,000 FT, ENROUTE TO PHILADELPHIA, SMOKE WAS SEEN AND SMOKE SMELL WAS EVIDENT COMING FROM ROW 23 OVERHEAD VENTS. CAPTAIN DIVERTED TO ORF. LOCAL COMPANY MAINTENANCE FOUND A SEIZED FORWARD CARGO BAY RECIRCULATION FAN, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. FAN DEFERRED PER MEL 21-31-B, CONTROL #2469C06. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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