What happened
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(-23) On August 9, 2001, at 08:36 local time, a Dehavilland dash 8 series 102 aircraft, bearing registration number N808EX, serial number 299, operating as allegheny airlines flight 3592 under 14 CFR part 121, was descending into Buffalo, NY when according to the flight crew, the aircraft flight deck and cabin began to fill with smoke. The flight crew declared an emergency, donned their oxygen masks, accomplished the applicable portions of the emergency checklist and landed the aircraft on runway 23 at the Buffalo international airport (buf) in Buffalo, NY. The aircraft came to rest on a taxiway. The passengers were evacuated and transported to the terminal by bus. There were no injuries. According to allegheny airlines maintenance personnel, the smoke was caused by a malfunction in the number two engine. Specifically, the air-oil seal in the number two engine began to leak oil and the bleed air system subsequently introduced smoke into both the flight deck and cabin. The aircraft was ferried to middletown, pa for repairs. Maintenance personnel removed and replaced the number two engine and the aircraft was returned to service. FSDO-23 personnel notified Mr. Ray steich, the pmi forallegheny airlines. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 9, 2001, AT 08:36 LOCAL TIME, A DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 SERIES 102 AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N808EX, SERIAL NUMBER 299, OPERATING AS ALLEGHENY AIRLINES FLIGHT 3592 UNDER 14 CFR PART 121, WAS DESCENDING INTO BUFFALO, NY WHEN ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS, ACCOMPLISHED THE APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BUF) IN BUFFALO, NY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A TAXIWAY. THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL BY BUS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ACCORDING TO ALLEGHENY AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. SPECIFICALLY, THE AIR-OIL SEAL IN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL AND THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM SUBSEQUENTLY INTRODUCED SMOKE INTO BOTH THE FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MIDDLETOWN, PA FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FSDO-23 PERSONNEL NOTIFIED MR. RAY STEICH, THE PMI FORALLEGHENY AIRLINES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N808EX · 5
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