# Incident 20010306002919I: Emb EMB145LR, Washington, DC, March 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2001, 23:36 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268SK-2018-09-08) (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
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,499 total, 1,402 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010306002919I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AT 0436Z, 03/07/2001, CHAUTAUQUA FLIGHT (US AIR) 4873 FROM LGA TO IAD, AN EMBRAER 145 N268SK, DECLARED A SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT IAD ON 1 RIGHT. THE DISCREPANCY WAS SLIGHT SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AREA, SUSPECTED WINDSHIELD HEAT SYSTEM. THE CREW PULLED WINDSHIELD HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKERS PRIOR TO LANDING.  THE CREW OF FOUR AND TWO PAX SUCCESSFULLY EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT USING THE OVERWING EXIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT ON 1 RIGHT, CLOSING THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO GATE B-20.  A FSDO INSPECTOR RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, BUT THE CREW HAD LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSED.  CONTACT WITH CHAUTAUQUA MAINTENANCE WAS ESTABLISHED AND THEY WERE TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO SEND A TEAM OR REPAIR IT LOCALLY.  LOCAL CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES) STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING THE A/C.  INITIALLY, THE SMELL HAD DIMINISHED AND MAINTENANCE WAS INSPECTING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD AREA FOR WINDSHIELD HEAT WIRING PROBLEMS.  AFTER POWER WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A SMELL IN THE F/O'S LOWER RIGHT RELAY PANEL AREA.  FURTHER CHECKING REVEALED THAT TWO RELAY BASES HAD BURNED  ARCED TO THE SUPPORT AND OVERHEATED THE RUBBER DRAIN TUBE HOSE FROM THE F/O' S SIDE WINDOW. THE REMINDER OF THE WIRING IN THE AREA APPEARED TO BE OKAY, ONLY DAMAGE WAS AT THE BASE OF THE RELAY BLOCK ON RELAY 17/18.  AT THIS TIME IT IS NOT KNOWN FOR SURE WHAT THE  RELAYS CONTROLLED, BUT SUSPECTED WINDSHIELD HEAT.  CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS IN TOUCH WITH CHQUTAUQUA MAINTENANCE CONTROL AFTER REPORTING THE DAMAGE AND WAS AWAITING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.