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Incident

FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Springfield, IL · February 4, 2003

Date: February 4, 2003 · 14:10 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: A6WA
Aircraft: N405AW
Reported as: Cndair CL6002B19
People aboard: 32
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total1,025 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

N405AWRegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7362 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19 Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) United express flight 5565 was enroute from ord to stl at FL260 in VMC conditions when the flight attendant called the flight deck to report a smoke and the smell of smoke in the cabin. The flight crew noticed the #2 pac temp rising rapidly and turned the temp controller down. They declared an emergency, requested to divert to spi and started the qrh check list. The fa called and reported the smell had stopped. The aircraft landed without incident, taxied to the gate and deplaned the passengers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 5565 WAS ENROUTE FROM ORD TO STL AT FL260 IN VMC CONDITIONS WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED THE FLIGHT DECK TO REPORT A SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE #2 PAC TEMP RISING RAPIDLY AND TURNED THE TEMP CONTROLLER DOWN. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO SPI AND STARTED THE QRH CHECK LIST. THE FA CALLED AND REPORTED THE SMELL HAD STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS.