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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB ERJ170200LR · Fargo, ND · May 7, 2008

Date
May 7, 2008 · 22:00 local
Place
Fargo, ND
Airport
Hector International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C77A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N620CZ
Reported as
EMB ERJ170200LR
People aboard
72
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,000 total314 in this make and model113 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) The flight (cpz 2040) reported smoke coming from the aft lavatory while in flight at FL350 between minneapolis, MN and regine, sk, Canada. While the cabin crew worked to extinguish flames and move passengers to the forward part of the aircraft, the cockpit crew declared an emergency and landed at Fargo, ND. Injuries consisted of smoke inhalation respiration difficulties by one flight attendant, who was briefly hospitalized and soon released. The flight was met by arfs provided by the north dakota national guard unit as well as local police and fire department. The fbi was notified and responded. The passengers and crew were interviewed by the fbi, who has control of investigation. The results of that investigation are on going. Damage to the aircraft consisted of smoke and flame damage to the waste paper and paper storage unit in the lavatory. NTSB personnel participated in the investigation as well as personnel for aai.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT (CPZ 2040) REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AFT LAVATORY WHILE IN FLIGHT AT FL350 BETWEEN MINNEAPOLIS, MN AND REGINE, SK, CANADA. WHILE THE CABIN CREW WORKED TO EXTINGUISH FLAMES AND MOVE PASSENGERS TO THE FORWARD PART OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE COCKPIT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT FARGO, ND. INJURIES CONSISTED OF SMOKE INHALATION RESPIRATION DIFFICULTIES BY ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS BRIEFLY HOSPITALIZED AND SOON RELEASED. THE FLIGHT WAS MET BY ARFS PROVIDED BY THE NORTH DAKOTA NATIONAL GUARD UNIT AS WELL AS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FBI WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE INTERVIEWED BY THE FBI, WHO HAS CONTROL OF INVESTIGATION. THE RESULTS OF THAT INVESTIGATION ARE ON GOING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF SMOKE AND FLAME DAMAGE TO THE WASTE PAPER AND PAPER STORAGE UNIT IN THE LAVATORY. NTSB PERSONNEL PARTICIPATED IN THE INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS PERSONNEL FOR AAI.