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Incident

FAA incident report · Bag BAE146200A · Chicago, IL · August 16, 2001

Date: August 16, 2001 · 09:40 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: A6WA
Aircraft: N291UE
Reported as: Bag BAE146200A
People aboard: 60
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,686 total1,067 in this make and model109 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Air Wisconsin airlines corporation flight 5542 (agwa 5542) had completed the flight from the quad city airport (mli) to Chicago o'Hare int'l (ord). Fumes were noticed in the passenger cabin while waiting for a gate to become available. The flight crew evaluated the situation and an emergency evacuation was initiated. The fumes were later determined to come from hydraulic fluid escaping from a rupture in the hydraulic system.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORPORATION FLIGHT 5542 (AGWA 5542) HAD COMPLETED THE FLIGHT FROM THE QUAD CITY AIRPORT (MLI) TO CHICAGO O'HARE INT'L (ORD). FUMES WERE NOTICED IN THE PASSENGER CABIN WHILE WAITING FOR A GATE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FLIGHT CREW EVALUATED THE SITUATION AND AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS INITIATED. THE FUMES WERE LATER DETERMINED TO COME FROM HYDRAULIC FLUID ESCAPING FROM A RUPTURE IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.