What happened
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(-23) On October 15, 2002, at approximately 1208, captain jose quezada, while PIC of N280SK, an Emb-145-LR, experienced smoke in the cockpit with no warning or caution lights. Flight 4793 was enroute a flight level 290 from greensboro, north carolina (gso) to laguardia, new york (lga) and was over Richmond, Virginia (ric) when the incident occurred. The crew completed the emergency checklist for smoke in the cockpit, declared an emergency and landed at Richmond international airport (ric). Once on taxiway "c" the crew deplaned the aircraft of 50 passengers through the main cabin door without incident. The cause of the smoke has been determined to be loose wires at the right windshield terminal block, resulting in high resistance, heat, and smoke.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1208, CAPTAIN JOSE QUEZADA, WHILE PIC OF N280SK, AN EMB-145-LR, EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WITH NO WARNING OR CAUTION LIGHTS. FLIGHT 4793 WAS ENROUTE A FLIGHT LEVEL 290 FROM GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA (GSO) TO LAGUARDIA, NEW YORK (LGA) AND WAS OVER RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (RIC) WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CREW COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RIC). ONCE ON TAXIWAY "C" THE CREW DEPLANED THE AIRCRAFT OF 50 PASSENGERS THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE LOOSE WIRES AT THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD TERMINAL BLOCK, RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE, HEAT, AND SMOKE.
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