41.7082° N, 86.3173° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SOUTH BEND INTL (SBN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 14, 2008 · 21:57 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
South Bend Regional
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N656SW
Reported as
Boeing 7373H4
People aboard
136
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.
While enroute from mdw to bdl, flight 1206 declared an emergency due to smoke fumes in the rear of the cabin. The aircraft diverted to South Bend, IN (ksbn) and landed at 0211 UTC on 09/15/2008 without further incident. Mdw maintenance personnel dispatched to South Bend discovered a burned out gasper fan, which was replaced. An SDR will be filed.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ENROUTE FROM MDW TO BDL, FLIGHT 1206 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE FUMES IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SOUTH BEND, IN (KSBN) AND LANDED AT 0211 UTC ON 09/15/2008 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MDW MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISPATCHED TO SOUTH BEND DISCOVERED A BURNED OUT GASPER FAN, WHICH WAS REPLACED. AN SDR WILL BE FILED.