# Incident 20130818016899I: Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW, Philadelphia, PA, August 18, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2013, 17:53 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249JB-2025-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (registry code 3260408, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-190-100-igw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 190-100 IGW
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 99
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,457 total, 348 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130818016899I

## Narrative

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

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT, PA ON 8/18/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:53, WHEN JETBLUE AIRLINES, FLIGHT 827, DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 9R AFTER REPORTING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHILE ENROUTE FROM BOS TO BWI.

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ONCE ON THE GROUND, THE LOCAL FIRE AND RESCUE VEHICLES RESPONDED AND REPORTED AN OBSERVED IR (INFRARED) HEAT SIGNATURE EMITTING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT (JUST AFT OF THE LEFT WING) NEAR THE AFT CARGO HOLD. THIS REPORT PROMPTED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION.

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EMERGENCY EVACUATION  INFORMATION BELOW WAS PROVIDED BY JETBLUE CMT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR CLARIFICATION PLEASE CONTACT JETBLUE PRINCIPAL INSPECTORS OR CMT:

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PER FAA ORDER 8020-11C THIS NARRATIVE SECTION OF THE REPORT SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

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(1) THE REASON FOR EVACUATION.

ANSWER: HEAT SIGNATURE ADVISED BY CRASH FIRE RESCUE (CFR)

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(2) WHO INITIATED THE EVACUATION (E.G., CREWMEMBER OR PASSENGER)

ANSWER:THE CAPTAIN

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(3) WHICH EXITS (BY SPECIFIC LOCATION) WERE USED, WHICH EXITS WERE NOT USED, AND REASON FOR NON-USE.

ANSWER: FRONT RIGHT, FRONT LEFT AND REAR LEFT EXITS WERE USED

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(4) WHETHER ANY EXITS, SLIDES, OR ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS MALFUNCTIONED AND, IF SO, WHAT WERE THE MALFUNCTIONS. ANSWER: NO LOG ITEMS INDICATE ANY MALFUNCTION

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(5) WHETHER ANY PARTICULAR EXIT WAS USED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE EVACUEES  AND, IF SO, THE APPARENT REASON.

ANSWER: UNKNOWN

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(6) THE ESTIMATED TOTAL TIME IT TOOK TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT.

ANSWER:  UNKNOWN

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(7) THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF ANY INJURIES.

ANSWER: NONE

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NOTE: (QUESTION 3 ABOVE) ON-SITE INVESTIGATION FOUND ALL 4 DOOR SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED. CMT REPORTS FRONT RIGHT, FRONT LEFT AND REAR LEFT EXITS WERE ACTUALLY USED.

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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