# Incident 20021015032499I: Emb EMB145LR, Richmond, VA, October 15, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2002, 08:08 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280SK-2022-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,442 total, 1,286 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021015032499I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N280SK (2)

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

- [Incident 20050712019269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050712019269I), Jul 12, 2005: Emb EMB145LR (N280SK), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On July 12, 2005, an Emb-145, chautauqua flight 3220, was cruising at 16,000 feet; on the start of descent the first officer noticed a smell or heat in…
- [Incident 20041006031249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041006031249I), Oct 6, 2004: Emb EMB145LR (N280SK), Rochester, NY. (-23) On October 6, 2004 at 1224 EST, chautaqua airlines flight 3115, an Emb-145, aborted take-off on runway 22 at roc due to smoke in the cabin and cockpit.…

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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