From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 11/7/02 fedex flight 11616 declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit. An emergency landing was made. The smell seemed to stop when the gasper fan was turned off. The fan was replaced. A service difficulty report (SDR) is to be submitted by the air carrier.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 11/7/02 FEDEX FLIGHT 11616 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. THE SMELL SEEMED TO STOP WHEN THE GASPER FAN WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAN WAS REPLACED. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) IS TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE AIR CARRIER.
Other reports on N461FE · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.