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) Operated under 14 CFR part 121 crew declared an emergency, returned to airport. Emergency caused by annunciator indicating lavatory smoke detector. Cause was due to cracked duct on left environmental air cycle machine. Contract maintenance deferred as per MEL 21-51-11.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. EMERGENCY CAUSED BY ANNUNCIATOR INDICATING LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. CAUSE WAS DUE TO CRACKED DUCT ON LEFT ENVIRONMENTAL AIR CYCLE MACHINE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE DEFERRED AS PER MEL 21-51-11.
Other reports on N8541D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.