# Incident 20030605017249I: Emb EMB135LR, Albany, NY, June 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2003, 15:45 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738NR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738NR-2019-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135LR (registry code 3260305, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135LR
- People aboard: 40
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030605017249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1545E, AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4745, AN E135, ENROUTE TO THE BOSTON, MA AIRPORT DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 19 AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE DUE TO A FIRE WARNING INDICATION LIGHT. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND NO FIRE WAS OBSERVED. THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED AND THE 37 PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED ONTO A PEOPLE MOVER VIA THE L-1 DOOR ONTO TAXIWAY "A" WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE RUNWAY WAS REOPENED AT 1555E, WITH MINOR IMPACT REPORTED TO ATC SERVICES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE AND DETERMINED THAT THE INDICATION WAS FALSE AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE AS THE SUSPECTED CAUSE OF THE FALSE INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN REPOSITIONED TO LGA WHERE THE CARRIER ELECTED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT ENGINE A AND B FIRE LOOPS. REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT LOG REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO SYSTEM FAULTING IN YQB, AND THEN HAD FURTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE CORRECTED BY CLEANING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IN BOS ON 5/26/03.

## Other reports on N738NR (1)

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

- [Incident 20130730017109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130730017109I), Jul 30, 2013: Embraer EMB-135LR (N738NR), Alb, NY, No damage. American eagle (sima) an EMB-135-LR on flight 3364 flying between lga and yul, while in cruise at FL250, experienced a burning smell, followed by smoke which…

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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