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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Boston, MA · April 5, 2001

Date: April 5, 2001 · 07:17 local
Place: Boston, MA
Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Aircraft: N356SB
Reported as: Saab 340B
People aboard: 15
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,200 total11,200 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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) Light 4622 inbound to Boston from islip NY. First officer reported he observed a small quantity of smoke coming from the glare shield in front of him. Both captain and first officer smelled the smoke. Both followed procedure and declared emergency emergency. A/c alnded and taxied in without further incident. American eagle maintenance investigating the source of the smell. No visible indication of any problem.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LIGHT 4622 INBOUND TO BOSTON FROM ISLIP NY. FIRST OFFICER REPORTED HE OBSERVED A SMALL QUANTITY OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLARE SHIELD IN FRONT OF HIM. BOTH CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER SMELLED THE SMOKE. BOTH FOLLOWED PROCEDURE AND DECLARED EMERGENCY EMERGENCY. A/C ALNDED AND TAXIED IN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATING THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. NO VISIBLE INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM.