# Incident 20031227034169I: Cndair CL6002B19, Savannah, GA, December 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2003, 15:55 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: A6WA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 48
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,873 total, 549 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031227034169I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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