# Incident 20050518019619I: Cndair CL6002B19, Philadelphia, PA, May 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2005, 14:10 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8721B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8721B-2023-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-3B1 (registry code 30070, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-3b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050518019619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON REACHING SPOT 11 ON TAXIWAY "J" THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED A "SMOKE CARGO" WARNING MESSAGE. CREW CARRIED OUT THE MEMORY ITEMS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. CAPTAIN ASKED FLIGHT ATTENDANT IF THERE WAS ANY INDICATION OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FIRST OFFICER COMPLETED THE QRH CHECKLIST FOR "SMOKE CARGO." AIRCRAFT WAS THEN EVACUATED IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE CARGO COMPARTMENT NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE WEAS FOUND. PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE GATE VIA BUS AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO GATE E4. (1) THE REASON FOR EVACUATION: SMOKE CARGO INDICATION. (2) WHO INITIATED THE EVACUATION (E.G.) CREWMEMBER OR PASSENGER: CAPTAIN. (3) WHICH EXITS (BY SPECIFIC LOCATION) WERE USED, WHICH EXITS WERE NOT USED, AND REASON FOR NONUSE: MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS THE ONLY DOOR USED. OVER WING EXITS, GALLEY SERVICE AND FLIGHT DECK ESCAPE HATCH WERE NOT USED DURING EVACUATION BECAUSE NO VISUAL EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. (4) WHETHER ANY EXITS, SLIDES, OR ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS MALFUNCTIONED AND, IF SO, WHAT WERE THE MALFUNCTION? NO MALFUNCTIONS DURING EVACUATION. SEE ATTACHED SHEET (1) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. (5) WHETHER ANY PARTICULAR EXIT WAS USED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE EVACUEES AND, IF SO, THE APPARENT REASON? MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS PRIMARY EXIT BECAUSE NO SMELL OR VISUAL EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. (6) THE ESTIMATED TOTAL TIME IT TOOK TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT? APPROXIMATELY, LESS THAN ONE MINUTE. (7) THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF ANY INJURIES? NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW. EVACUATION WAS THROUGH AIRCRAFT MAIN CABIN STAIRWELL.

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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