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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-135LR · Columbus, OH · November 2, 2006

Date: November 2, 2006 · 07:25 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Port Columbus International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CHQA
Aircraft: N841RP
Reported as: EMB EMB135LR
Reported engine: Allison AE3007A
People aboard: 18
Fatal injuries: 0

N841RPRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2010 · Embraer EMB-135LRS/N 145737 · Built 2003 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-135LR Engine modelRolls-Royce AE3007 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft departed Port Columbus enroute to windsor locks CT (bdl). At approximately 500 ft flight attendant/passenger smelled/saw smoke in cabin immediately notifying captain who declared emergency and returned to airport landing on 28R without incident. Crew (3) and px (15) deplaned through main cabin entry door only without injuries. Approximate time taken during evacuation was 2 minutes without panic. Aircraft was turned over to maintenance personnel for troubleshooting who found that the #2 engine was producing fumes/vapors possibly from defective carbon seals. Corrective action is to change out and return to oem for repair.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PORT COLUMBUS ENROUTE TO WINDSOR LOCKS CT (BDL). AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT FLIGHT ATTENDANT/PASSENGER SMELLED/SAW SMOKE IN CABIN IMMEDIATELY NOTIFYING CAPTAIN WHO DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT LANDING ON 28R WITHOUT INCIDENT. CREW (3) AND PX (15) DEPLANED THROUGH MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR ONLY WITHOUT INJURIES. APPROXIMATE TIME TAKEN DURING EVACUATION WAS 2 MINUTES WITHOUT PANIC. AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOR TROUBLESHOOTING WHO FOUND THAT THE #2 ENGINE WAS PRODUCING FUMES/VAPORS POSSIBLY FROM DEFECTIVE CARBON SEALS. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO CHANGE OUT AND RETURN TO OEM FOR REPAIR.