# Incident 20080129009879I: Emb EMB135LR, Bristol, TN, January 29, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2008, 18:05 local time
- Place: Bristol, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 36.5951° N, 82.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5951&lon=-82.1887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N843RP-2008-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135LR (registry code 3260305, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135LR
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,268 total, 3,708 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080129009879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) EMERGENCY EVACUATION. THE CREW STATES THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLIMB CHECK LIST WAS COMPLETED, THE FO NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CAPTAIN LOOKED AND ALSO SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FO'S RHEOSTAT/GLARESHIELD AREA. THE CAPTAIN CALLED FOR O2 MASKS AND ACCOMPLISHED THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT MEMORY ITEMS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATL CENTER/BRISTOL SECTOR, AND WAS HANDED BACK OFF TO TRI TOWER WITH VECTORS TO RETURN TO TRI. CREW NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS OF THE EMERGENCY AND TO PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. THE CREW SET UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND LANDED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 23 TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY WHERE EMERGENCY EGRESS WAS SAFELY PERFORMED USING AIRSTAIRS. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PASSENGERS WAS REPORTED.

## Other reports on N843RP (1)

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

- [Incident 20040611014779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040611014779I), Jun 11, 2004: Emb EMB135LR (N843RP), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. (-23) On landing at dfw airport, chqa flight #6490 departed runway 13R to the right and went approximately 250 feet into the grassy area between runway and…

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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