# Incident 20130227002399I: Embraer EMB-145LR, University Park, PA, February 27, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2013, 20:20 local time
- Place: University Park, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 40.8020° N, 77.8564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of University Park, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8020&lon=-77.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284SK-2018-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145LR
- Reported engine: ALLISON AE 3007A
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130227002399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT, REQUESTED F/A CHECK FOR ODOR IN CABIN, F/A CONFIRMED ODOR AND THAT ODORS WERE IN FORWARD AREA OF CABIN NEAR COCKPIT. COCKPIT STARTED TO FILL WITH A HAZE, CREW DONNED SMOKE AND O2 MASKS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED ALTERNATE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KUNV WHERE AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE EVACUATED VIA AIRSTAIRS. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. CHDO WAS NOTIFIED, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE REPLACED ADU, IC-600 AND INSPECTED ELECTRICAL RELAY PANELS UNDER COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS. THIS INSPECTOR NOTICED EVIDENCE  OF WATER RUNNING INTO AREA OF AVIOINICS COMPARTMENT FROM BOTH COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS, WEATHER WAS SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE TIME. INFORMATION FORWARDED TO CHDO, AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N284SK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071211828209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071211828209I), Dec 11, 2007: Emb EMB145LR (N284SK), St Louis, MO, No damage. (-23) Chqa flight 5839 took off from kstl bound for kiah. Durng the climb-out, the flight attendant reported smoke in the lavatory and aft cabin. The smoke…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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