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Incident

FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Colorado Spring, CO · April 17, 2004

Date: April 17, 2004 · 14:33 local
Place: Colorado Spring, CO
Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MASA
Aircraft: N17231
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04IA063
Reported as: Cndair CL6002B19
People aboard: 53
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,305 total

N17231Registration cancelled Oct 19, 2017 · Canadair CL-600-2B19S/N 7231 · Built 1998 Airframe modelCanadair CL-600-2B19 Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft landed at the Colorado Springs airport, during taxi the flight attendant noticed smoke coming into the cabin area. He notified the captain and the pilot stopped the aircraft and evacuated the aircraft. The pilot noticed that the air conditioner over temp light came on before he stopped the aircraft. The fire department disconnected the batteries and searched the aircraft trying to determine where the smoke was coming from. The fire department determined that the aircraft was safe to move, and the aircraft was taken to the ramp area. Maintenance personnel determined that the right air conditioner had failed and caused the smoke. Mesa airlines personnel found that the fan bypass check valve failed causing the problem. They replaced the valve and returned the aircraft back to service. Mesa maintenance personnel submitted a service difficulty report on the check valve on 04/17/04, no further action taken at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT, DURING TAXI THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE COMING INTO THE CABIN AREA. HE NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN AND THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER OVER TEMP LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE HE STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERIES AND SEARCHED THE AIRCRAFT TRYING TO DETERMINE WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFE TO MOVE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE RAMP AREA. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONER HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE SMOKE. MESA AIRLINES PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE FAN BYPASS CHECK VALVE FAILED CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE. MESA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SUBMITTED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT ON THE CHECK VALVE ON 04/17/04, NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04IA063Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportColorado Spring, COThe failed air conditioning fan by-pass check valve and the subsequent overtemperature of the air conditioning pack.Apr 17, 2004 · Minor damage

Other reports on N17231 · 1

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

Incident 20080303011109IClimb · Bakersfield, CA(-23) The captain conveyed the following information to the fresno FSDO staff via telephone interview. The subject aircraft (N17231) departed from Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport (bfl) on 03/03/2008 at approximately 1256 PST enroute to phoenix sky harbor…Mar 3, 2008 · No damage