20050414009469I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · Buffalo, NY · April 14, 2005

Date
April 14, 2005 · 17:08 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DXTA
Aircraft
N964QS
Reported as
Cessna 750
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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) On April 14, 2005, at 1708 EDT, a Cessna 750, N964QS, operated by netjets aviation, during the climb from 36,000 feet to 40,000 feet experienced a noticeable odor, but no visible smoke in the cockpit. The odor was irritating to the eyes and was concentrated mostly in the cockpit. The odor was intermittent at first, then it intensified the last ten minutes before landing. The aircraft diverted and landed at the greater international Buffalo airport. Fire and rescue responded. There were no injuries. The aircraft technician found the air cycle machine failed. The air cycle machine was removed and replaced. An operational check was satisfactory and the aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 14, 2005, AT 1708 EDT, A CESSNA 750, N964QS, OPERATED BY NETJETS AVIATION, DURING THE CLIMB FROM 36,000 FEET TO 40,000 FEET EXPERIENCED A NOTICEABLE ODOR, BUT NO VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ODOR WAS IRRITATING TO THE EYES AND WAS CONCENTRATED MOSTLY IN THE COCKPIT. THE ODOR WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, THEN IT INTENSIFIED THE LAST TEN MINUTES BEFORE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED AT THE GREATER INTERNATIONAL BUFFALO AIRPORT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN FOUND THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE FAILED. THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.