# Incident 20020307008449I: Emb EMB145LR, Lincoln, NE, March 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2002, 08:39 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274SK-2020-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P (registry code 54571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae-3007a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020307008449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N274SK OPERATED BY CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES AS AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 5787 DEPARTED LINCOLN, NE ENROUTE TO ST. LOUIS, MO, AND RETURNED TO LINCOLN DUE TO A SMOKE ALARM IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED 15 MINUTES EARLIER WHEN THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED A LEFT ENGINE BLEED AIR WARNING LIGHT THEN AN IMMEDIATE FIRE WARNING LIGHT IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LINCOLN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM ACTIVATED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BLEED AIR LINE FROM THE LEFT ENGINE TO A T FITTING BEHIND THE FIRE SUPRESSOR LINER IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS MISALIGNED ALLOWING HOT BLEED AIR FROM THE LEFT ENGINE TO ESCAPE.

## Other reports on N274SK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040919025229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040919025229I), Sep 19, 2004: Emb EMB145LR (N274SK), Madison, WI. (-23) Flight crew reported that enroute from msp to cvg passing through flight level 240, noticed smell of burned rubber/oil followed shortly thereafter with…

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.

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