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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120 · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · August 12, 2002

Date: August 12, 2002 · 15:55 local
Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ASOA
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: EMB EMB120
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was on ramp area awaiting a gate when the f/o smelled smoke. Aircraft did not respond to nose wheel steering nor rudder pedal steering. The right pack failed and the stick shaker was activated. Aircraft was shut down and the crew and 4 pax deplaned on the ramp. This was not an evacuation. Problem: the right landing gear proximity sensor malfunctioned causing both a/c pack fans to become inoperative. Corrective action: replaced right main landing gear sensor and harness. Aircraft was returned to service. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON RAMP AREA AWAITING A GATE WHEN THE F/O SMELLED SMOKE. AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO NOSE WHEEL STEERING NOR RUDDER PEDAL STEERING. THE RIGHT PACK FAILED AND THE STICK SHAKER WAS ACTIVATED. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE CREW AND 4 PAX DEPLANED ON THE RAMP. THIS WAS NOT AN EVACUATION. PROBLEM: THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING BOTH A/C PACK FANS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SENSOR AND HARNESS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.