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FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145LR · Philadelphia, PA · December 22, 2012

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Date
December 22, 2012 · 06:20 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CHQA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N277SK
Reported as
Embraer EMB-145LR
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P
People aboard
46
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,995 total363 in this make and model

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What happened

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

12/22/2012, 06:20 EST; Philadelphia international airport (kphl) reported, chautauqua airlines flight 4752, an EMB-145LR, serial number 145355, N277SK returned to kphl. The flight crew noticed an electrical odor shortly after take-off and subsequently received a "lav smoke" eicas message associated with a master warning indication during initial climb. Further, the flight attendant stated that the galley smoke detector sounded, she noticed an electrical odor, and the rear cabin appeared to be hazy. The flight crew declared an emergency and landed at Philadelphia international airport, taxied off runway 27L, discharged all aircraft engine, APU and cargo fire bottles. The captain informed the flight attendant to evacuate all passengers. The flight attendant initiated the evacuation of all passengers on the taxiway, where emergency response personnel were waiting. The estimated total time to evacuate the passengers was ninety (90) seconds. The flight attendant stated that all passengers were evacuated using the main cabin entry door and service entry door. The over wing exists were not used, as the captain did not deem it necessary. This aircraft is not equipped with slides and no equipment malfunctions were noted. The passengers were transported to the terminal, no injuries were reported, and the aircraft was towed to the gate.

As the FAA filed it

12/22/2012, 06:20 EST; PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPHL) REPORTED, CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES FLIGHT 4752, AN EMB-145LR, SERIAL NUMBER 145355, N277SK RETURNED TO KPHL. THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A "LAV SMOKE" EICAS MESSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH A MASTER WARNING INDICATION DURING INITIAL CLIMB. FURTHER, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATED THAT THE GALLEY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED, SHE NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR, AND THE REAR CABIN APPEARED TO BE HAZY. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TAXIED OFF RUNWAY 27L, DISCHARGED ALL AIRCRAFT ENGINE, APU AND CARGO FIRE BOTTLES. THE CAPTAIN INFORMED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO EVACUATE ALL PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT INITIATED THE EVACUATION OF ALL PASSENGERS ON THE TAXIWAY, WHERE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL WERE WAITING. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL TIME TO EVACUATE THE PASSENGERS WAS NINETY (90) SECONDS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATED THAT ALL PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED USING THE MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR AND SERVICE ENTRY DOOR. THE OVER WING EXISTS WERE NOT USED, AS THE CAPTAIN DID NOT DEEM IT NECESSARY. THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SLIDES AND NO EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS WERE NOTED. THE PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE.