# Incident 20080913846989I: Emb EMB135KL, Moline, IL, September 13, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2008, 14:20 local time
- Place: Moline, IL
- Airport: Quad City International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 41.4600° N, 90.4929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUAD-CITY (I04), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4600&lon=-90.4929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N376SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376SK-2017-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135KL (registry code 3260302, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135kl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P (registry code 54571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae-3007a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135KL
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,495 total, 4,295 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080913846989I

## Narrative

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

CHAUTAUQUA FLIGHT 5340 OPERATING ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 FROM STL TO MSP, DIVERTED TO MLI BASED ON REPORT OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CREWMEMBERS INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION UTILIZING MAIN CABIN DOOR AND BOTH OVERWING WINDOW EXITS. FLIGHT ATTENDANT INDICATED FORWARD GALLEY DOOR NOT USED DUE TO A CONCERN REGARDING DISTANCE FROM AIRCRAFT TO GROUND. TWENTY TWO PASSENGERS EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES DURING ESTIMATED TIME OF ONE MINUTE. NO EXIT MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED.

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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