# Incident 20040417009129I: Cndair CL6002B19, Colorado Spring, CO, April 17, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2004, 14:33 local time
- 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
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17231-2017-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1900309, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-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: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,305 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04IA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04IA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040417009129I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN04IA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04IA063), Apr 17, 2004: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (N17231), Colorado Spring, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failed air conditioning fan by-pass check valve and the subsequent overtemperature of the air conditioning pack.

## Other reports on N17231 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080303011109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080303011109I), Mar 3, 2008: Cndair CL6002B19 (N17231), Bakersfield, CA, No damage. (-23) The captain conveyed the following information to the fresno FSDO staff via telephone interview. The subject aircraft (N17231) departed from Bakersfield…

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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