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) N932SW, CL-600-2B19, operating as skywest airlines flight 6038, en route from Lincoln, NE, to denver, CO, returned to Lincoln after departure. The crew reported to air traffic control that they had a lavatory smoke alarm activation. The aircraft landed without incident. No smoke was found by the crew or fire and rescue. The crew reported to contract maintenance that the smoke alarm activation was indicated on EFIS. The aircraft was ground run with no smoke indication noted. Maintenance could not duplicate the problem. Maintenance approved the aircraft for return to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N932SW, CL-600-2B19, OPERATING AS SKYWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 6038, EN ROUTE FROM LINCOLN, NE, TO DENVER, CO, RETURNED TO LINCOLN AFTER DEPARTURE. THE CREW REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THEY HAD A LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM ACTIVATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO SMOKE WAS FOUND BY THE CREW OR FIRE AND RESCUE. THE CREW REPORTED TO CONTRACT MAINTENANCE THAT THE SMOKE ALARM ACTIVATION WAS INDICATED ON EFIS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN WITH NO SMOKE INDICATION NOTED. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE APPROVED THE AIRCRAFT FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Other reports on N932SW · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.