# Incident 20020323004619I: Cndair CL6002B19, Buffalo, NY, March 23, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2002, 10:41 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N637BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N637BR-2009-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020323004619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2002, A UNITED EXPRESS CL-600, N637BR, OPERATED BY ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 601, RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BUF) AFTER REPORTING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. MAINTENANCE CONTROL RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO IAD. AT IAD, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL TO BE OVERSERVICED. OIL WAS PROPERLY SERVICED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND OPERATED. NO DEFECT OR SMOKE WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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