20111027025419I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Canadair CL-600-2B16 · Philadelphia, PA · October 27, 2011

Date
October 27, 2011 · 14:15 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N601DS
Reported as
Canadair CL-600-2B16
Reported engine
GE CF34 series
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

Aircraft departed pne and during climb out at approximately 5000 feet the pilots stated that 30 to 45 seconds after switching from APU bleed air to engine bleed air the cabin began to fill with smoke. When the PIC looked to the rear, he could not see the back of the cabin due to smoke. They deployed the oxygen masks and everyone donned their masks. They declared an emergency and requested immediate descent and diversion into phlafter exiting the runway the eight passengers, four adults and four children, and two crew members evacuated through the passenger boarding door. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PNE AND DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET THE PILOTS STATED THAT 30 TO 45 SECONDS AFTER SWITCHING FROM APU BLEED AIR TO ENGINE BLEED AIR THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. WHEN THE PIC LOOKED TO THE REAR, HE COULD NOT SEE THE BACK OF THE CABIN DUE TO SMOKE. THEY DEPLOYED THE OXYGEN MASKS AND EVERYONE DONNED THEIR MASKS. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE DESCENT AND DIVERSION INTO PHLAFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY THE EIGHT PASSENGERS, FOUR ADULTS AND FOUR CHILDREN, AND TWO CREW MEMBERS EVACUATED THROUGH THE PASSENGER BOARDING DOOR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.