37.7750° N, 122.4194° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 29, 2004 · 17:29 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWIA
Aircraft
N284YV
Reported as
EMB EMB120ER
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW118
People aboard
24
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,361 total2,329 in this make and model183 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) Crew reported during descent experienced a burst of smoke coming from the packs and into the cockpit and cabin. The smoke subsided after turning off the recirc and casper fans, and the aircraft landed safely. After deplaning the passengers and crew indicated they tried turning on the fans and the smoke started again.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CREW REPORTED DURING DESCENT EXPERIENCED A BURST OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE PACKS AND INTO THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE SMOKE SUBSIDED AFTER TURNING OFF THE RECIRC AND CASPER FANS, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. AFTER DEPLANING THE PASSENGERS AND CREW INDICATED THEY TRIED TURNING ON THE FANS AND THE SMOKE STARTED AGAIN.