# Accident 20050320005449A: Emb EMB135LR, Raleigh-Durham, NC, March 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2005, 11:48 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 35.8667° N, 78.7903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8667&lon=-78.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733KR-2015-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135LR (registry code 3260305, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE3007C series (registry code 03028, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae3007c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135LR
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,897 total, 1,452 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050320005449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RDU AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS (EDST). DURING CLIMB A FOUL OIL SMELL FILLED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB THE ODOR WORSENED AND THE CREW ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO RDU. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 RIGHT AND TURNED OFF ONTO THE TAXIWAY. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY 3 CREW MEMBERS AND 29 PASSENGERS. ONE OF THE 29 PASSENGERS SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG DURING THE EVACUATION PROCESS. PER ^PRIVACY DATA O^ (AMERICAN EAGLE SAFETY SUPERVISOR), PASSENGERS ARE EVACUATED USING THE "SIT AND JUMP" PROCEDURE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDER 8020.11B, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AIR TRANSPORTATION DIVISION AFS-200 AND FORWARDED WITHIN 10 WORK DAYS OF THE OCCURRENCE. CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA ^ INITIATED THE EVACUATION. THE EVACUATION BEGAN WITH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR (FORWARD CABIN LEFT), AND WHEN THE INJURED PASSENGER BLOCKED THE EGRESS PROCESS FROM THAT DOOR, THE EVACUATION SWITCHED TO THE CATERING DOOR (FORWARD CABIN RIGHT). NO MALFUNCTION OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR EXITS OCCURRED. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL TIME IT TOOK TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS 60 SECONDS.

## 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 ATL05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA065), Mar 20, 2005: Embraer EMB-135LR (N733KR), Raleigh, NC, no damage. Probable cause: An oily smell in the airplane shortly after takeoff for undetermined reasons that resulted in a return to the airport and a passenger injury during the emergency evacuation.

## Other reports on N733KR (1)

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

- [Accident 20030927022979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030927022979A), Sep 27, 2003: Emb EMB135LR (N733KR), New York, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On 09/27/03 at approximately 11:00L at laguardia airport (lga), flushing, NY, American eagle aircraft N733KR an Emb-135 type aircraft sustained major…

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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