# Incident 20030901022069I: Aerosp ATR72212, San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2003, 17:29 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: San Juan/Puerto Rico International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TRBA
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N438AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438AT-2006-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212 (registry code 8680946, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-72-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney 127 (registry code 52132, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR72212
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901022069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2003, THIS OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM SOUTHERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER CONCERNING AMERICAN EAGLE FLT. 5408 (438AT) AN ATR-72. WHILE PARKED AT THE GATE THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. ALL 40 PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY MANSOUR FROM ASO-6 AT 1822 (LCL). INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 2129Z. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND RERACKED NO. 2 GCU. OPERATIONAL AS PER JIC 24-32-81 AND JIC 24-22-84. FOUND SYSTEM WORKING PROPERLY AND NO SMOKE NOTICED ON COCKPIT OR CABIN. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR REVENUE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N438AT (3)

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

- [Incident 19971011035349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971011035349I), Oct 11, 1997: Aerosp ATR72212 (N438AT), Traverse City, MI. Narrative: American eagle (simmons airlines-sima), flight 4253 IG3197019 an aerospatiale ATR-72, aircraft serial number 438, registration number N438AT,…
- [Incident 19970614017889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614017889I), Jun 14, 1997: Aerosp ATR72212 (N438AT), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC stated that during approach to dfw, the no. 2 engine warning light illuminated. The crew discharged 1 (one) fire bottle and the fire was…
- [Incident 19950416010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950416010519I), Apr 16, 1995: Aerosp ATR72212 (N438AT), Springfield, MO. Narrative: American eagle flight 3948 departed sgf at 2010Z. The aircraft was on climb out, enroute to dfw when the crew experienced a torque flux on the…

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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