# Incident 20050119000239I: Emb EMB145LR, Lexington, KY, January 19, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2005, 11:41 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N836MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N836MJ-2015-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P (registry code 54571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae-3007a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050119000239I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 19, 2005, U.S. AIRWAYS EXPRESS (OPERATED BY MESA AIRLINES), FLIGHT 2814 RETURNED TO LEXINGTON, KY (LEX) DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. FLIGHT 2814 DEPARTED LEXINGTON, KY (LEX) ENROUTE TO CHARLOTTE, NC. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT INFORMED THE CREW OF A HAZE AND ODOROUS SMELL IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LEX AND LANDED SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THERE WERE 23 OCCUPANTS ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY LEX MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND DE-ICE FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL DUCTING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED ON A NON-REVENUE FLIGHT TO CHARLOTTE MAINTENANCE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. UPON ARRIVAL AT CHARLOTTE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NUMBER 2 AIR CONDITIONING PACK.

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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