# Incident 20130725017159I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Newark, NJ, July 25, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2013, 11:10 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark Liberty International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (EWR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N336NG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N336NG-2017-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW150A
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,600 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130725017159I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD RETURNED TO EWR FOR LANDING, SHORTLY AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DURING CLIMBOUT, DUE TO VISIBLE SMOKE REPORTED IN THE CABIN AND ASSOCIATED COCKPIT CREW ALERTS. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS CONDUCTED ON RUNWAY 4R AND NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTED. THE MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED AFTER THE INCIDENT REVEALED DETERIORATING ENGINE SEALS IN THE NO. 1 ENGINE THAT CAUSED SMOKE TO ENTER THE CABIN THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE NO. 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N336NG (1)

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

- [Incident 20150428004719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150428004719I), Apr 28, 2015: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N336NG), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. At 11000 feet just southeast of phl, enroute to ewr, aircraft experienced a failure of the #2 engine. Crew ran the engine fail/fire/shutdown checklist to…

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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