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FAA incident report · Boeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-311 · Asheville, NC · August 18, 2011

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Date
August 18, 2011 · 12:16 local
Place
Asheville, NC
Airport
Asheville Regional
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
HNAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N331EN
Reported as
Boeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-311
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123
People aboard
53
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
143 in the last 90 days
N331ENRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2023 · Boeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-311S/N 279 · Built 1991Airframe modelBoeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-311Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW123Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft returned to the gate with a maintenance problem when a ramp agent noticed smoke coming form the number one engine. He notified the flight crew and it was then determined to deplane the passengers. The crew made an announcement to de-plane the aircraft. The flight attendant told the passengers to leave by the air stair door. With congestion in the aisle a passenger elected to leave by the emergency exits. Approximately ten passengers evacuated through the emergency exit.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITH A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM WHEN A RAMP AGENT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FORM THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE. HE NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT CREW AND IT WAS THEN DETERMINED TO DEPLANE THE PASSENGERS. THE CREW MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO DE-PLANE THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TOLD THE PASSENGERS TO LEAVE BY THE AIR STAIR DOOR. WITH CONGESTION IN THE AISLE A PASSENGER ELECTED TO LEAVE BY THE EMERGENCY EXITS. APPROXIMATELY TEN PASSENGERS EVACUATED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY EXIT.