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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-135KL · Syracuse, NY · September 7, 2003

Date
September 7, 2003 · 16:13 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
N838AE
Reported as
EMB EMB135KL
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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 September 7, 2003, an American eagle, Emb-135, flt. 4320, diverted into Syracuse airport, Syracuse, NY due to smoke in the cockpit. The ARFF responded and no evidence of a fire was observed. The aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. The pilot reported that during cruise flight the flight attendant reported a loud noise under the floor board followed by a burning smell and smoke. An emergency was declared and aircraft was landed without further incident. C/a replaced left air cycle machine. Operational check good. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2003, AN AMERICAN EAGLE, EMB-135, FLT. 4320, DIVERTED INTO SYRACUSE AIRPORT, SYRACUSE, NY DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE WAS OBSERVED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD FOLLOWED BY A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. C/A REPLACED LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.