20031227034169I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Savannah, GA · December 27, 2003

Date
December 27, 2003 · 15:55 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
A6WA
Aircraft
N431AW
Reported as
Cndair CL6002B19
People aboard
48
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,873 total549 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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) PIC noted that just before closure of passenger door a warning message "smoke cargo" illuminated in the cockpit. Crew waited about 15 seconds tosee if the situation corrected itself. When it did not, the crew determined to proceed with the immediate action items and qrh. After the completion of the qrh, a ramp agent arrived in the cockpit saying that something had sprayed all over him in the cargo compartment. The PIC then asked the ramp agent to bring the jet way back to the airplane. The PIC notified the flight attendant of the situation and after making an announcement to the passengers; the passengers departed the aircraft. The cargo was removed from the cargo compartment and no sign of smoke or fire was discovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC NOTED THAT JUST BEFORE CLOSURE OF PASSENGER DOOR A WARNING MESSAGE "SMOKE CARGO" ILLUMINATED IN THE COCKPIT. CREW WAITED ABOUT 15 SECONDS TOSEE IF THE SITUATION CORRECTED ITSELF. WHEN IT DID NOT, THE CREW DETERMINED TO PROCEED WITH THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS AND QRH. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE QRH, A RAMP AGENT ARRIVED IN THE COCKPIT SAYING THAT SOMETHING HAD SPRAYED ALL OVER HIM IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE PIC THEN ASKED THE RAMP AGENT TO BRING THE JET WAY BACK TO THE AIRPLANE. THE PIC NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT OF THE SITUATION AND AFTER MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PASSENGERS; THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE CARGO WAS REMOVED FROM THE CARGO COMPARTMENT AND NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE WAS DISCOVERED.