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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB ERJ 170-200 LR · Madison, WI · March 24, 2008

Date
March 24, 2008
Place
Madison, WI
Airport
Dane County Regional-Truax Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C77A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N614CZ
Reported as
EMB ERJ170200LR
People aboard
79
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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) Fire erupted in the lavatory inflight. Flight attendants used halon fire extinguishers. Flight diverted into msn. Fbi and atf involved. Atf took ash samples from lavatory. Atf and carrier continue to investigate, a final determination has not been made. The lavatory extinguisher did not discharge because of the location of the fire in the trash can and the fire did not generate enough heat. The smoke level was not intense enough to activate the lav smoke alarm. The poi and chdo have been make aware of this situation and they are doing follow up action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FIRE ERUPTED IN THE LAVATORY INFLIGHT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS USED HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO MSN. FBI AND ATF INVOLVED. ATF TOOK ASH SAMPLES FROM LAVATORY. ATF AND CARRIER CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE, A FINAL DETERMINATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE. THE LAVATORY EXTINGUISHER DID NOT DISCHARGE BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE IN THE TRASH CAN AND THE FIRE DID NOT GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT. THE SMOKE LEVEL WAS NOT INTENSE ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE LAV SMOKE ALARM. THE POI AND CHDO HAVE BEEN MAKE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND THEY ARE DOING FOLLOW UP ACTION.