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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · St. Louis, MO · August 13, 2012

Date
August 13, 2012 · 16:55 local
Place
St. Louis, MO
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HYIA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2611X
Reported as
Cessna 402C
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,900 total500 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

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.

Captain ordered evacuation of aircraft due to smoke produced from malfunctioning RH alternator. Maintenance found RH alternator and voltage regulator needed replacement. Evacuation was precautionary only. FAA did not visit scene as aircraft was already returned to service by time of notification.

As the FAA filed it

CAPTAIN ORDERED EVACUATION OF AIRCRAFT DUE TO SMOKE PRODUCED FROM MALFUNCTIONING RH ALTERNATOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND RH ALTERNATOR AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. EVACUATION WAS PRECAUTIONARY ONLY. FAA DID NOT VISIT SCENE AS AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY RETURNED TO SERVICE BY TIME OF NOTIFICATION.