What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 4, 2001, at 1630 EST, a Dehavilland DHC-8-102, s/n 339, N844EX, operated by allegheny airlines inc., experienced smoke in the aircraft cockpit and cabin. The pilot declared an emergency at 7,000FT., 8 minutes from landing at the Rochester international airport. The aircraft landed on runway 28 with the crash, fire and rescue (ARFF) equipment was standing by. The flight crew evacuated the aircraft and the aircraft was tugged to the ramp without incident. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and performed an engine run-up, isolated the problem to the number one engine allowing oil in the engine bleeds. The aircraft was issued a special flight permit from kroc to kbgm. The number one engine assembly was removed and replaced, s/n off 121100 and s/n on 121091, due to the engine lap seal being defective. The engine was run up and returned to service with no defects noted at this time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at laguardia (lga) international airport, new york, new york at approximately 1530 EST. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 4, 2001, AT 1630 EST, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-8-102, S/N 339, N844EX, OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES INC., EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT 7,000FT., 8 MINUTES FROM LANDING AT THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 WITH THE CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE (ARFF) EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. THE FLIGHT CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TUGGED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN-UP, ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE ALLOWING OIL IN THE ENGINE BLEEDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FROM KROC TO KBGM. THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, S/N OFF 121100 AND S/N ON 121091, DUE TO THE ENGINE LAP SEAL BEING DEFECTIVE. THE ENGINE WAS RUN UP AND RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAGUARDIA (LGA) INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW YORK, NEW YORK AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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