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.
Us airways, flight 432 from phoenix, AZ (phx) to maui, hi (ogg) diverted to San Francisco, CA due to smoke in the cabin and flight deckaircraft at cruise just prior to equal time point when both pilots noticed an acrid smell in the cockpit. Flight attendants seen and smelled a lot of smoke in the cabin. Pilots donned O2 masks and initiated air turn back per etops alternate of sfo. Captain declared emergency with sfo and requested fire equipment to stand by. Aircraft landed, proceeded to gate 30 and passengers deplaned.
As the FAA filed it
US AIRWAYS, FLIGHT 432 FROM PHOENIX, AZ (PHX) TO MAUI, HI (OGG) DIVERTED TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND FLIGHT DECKAIRCRAFT AT CRUISE JUST PRIOR TO EQUAL TIME POINT WHEN BOTH PILOTS NOTICED AN ACRID SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SEEN AND SMELLED A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. PILOTS DONNED O2 MASKS AND INITIATED AIR TURN BACK PER ETOPS ALTERNATE OF SFO. CAPTAIN DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH SFO AND REQUESTED FIRE EQUIPMENT TO STAND BY.AIRCRAFT LANDED, PROCEEDED TO GATE 30 AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED.
Other reports on N908AW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.