What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
American eagle flight 3176, an emb 145LR, N609DP, serial number 145069, departed pia for dfw. Climbing through about 11,000 the crew heard a loud pop and pressurization was lost, followed by smoke in the aft cabin and then the cockpit. The crew declared an emergency, dawned the oxygen masks and returned to pia, landing on runway 4 at 23:15 z, 18:15 CDT, came to a stop near taxiway A4, 47 passengers and 3 crew evacuated the aircraft, using all emergency exits (over wing windows and cabin doors) were used. No injuries were received during the evacuation. Airport fire crews inspected the aft baggage compartment and found a bag that was warm, further investigation found no problems with any bags or cargo.
Aircraft was towed to the terminal area. Standby contract maintenance crew could find no visible problems and reinstalled the emergency exit windows and secured the aircraft. American maintenance is enroute to pia.
Several passengers reported hearing a loud pop just before smoke began coming into the aft area of the cabin. The flight attendant stated the smoke was so thick in the cabin, he could not see beyond one seat row and the capitan also stated after every one was off the aircraft he ran back through the cabin to check if anyone else was onboard and to check the aft lavatory and could not see anything because of the smoke.
As the FAA filed it
AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 3176, AN EMB 145LR, N609DP, SERIAL NUMBER 145069, DEPARTED PIA FOR DFW. CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 11,000 THE CREW HEARD A LOUD POP AND PRESSURIZATION WAS LOST, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN AND THEN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DAWNED THE OXYGEN MASKS AND RETURNED TO PIA, LANDING ON RUNWAY 4 AT 23:15 Z, 18:15 CDT, CAME TO A STOP NEAR TAXIWAY A4, 47 PASSENGERS AND 3 CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, USING ALL EMERGENCY EXITS (OVER WING WINDOWS AND CABIN DOORS) WERE USED. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED DURING THE EVACUATION. AIRPORT FIRE CREWS INSPECTED THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND A BAG THAT WAS WARM, FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH ANY BAGS OR CARGO.
AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE TERMINAL AREA. STANDBY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CREW COULD FIND NO VISIBLE PROBLEMS AND REINSTALLED THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS AND SECURED THE AIRCRAFT. AMERICAN MAINTENANCE IS ENROUTE TO PIA.
SEVERAL PASSENGERS REPORTED HEARING A LOUD POP JUST BEFORE SMOKE BEGAN COMING INTO THE AFT AREA OF THE CABIN. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATED THE SMOKE WAS SO THICK IN THE CABIN, HE COULD NOT SEE BEYOND ONE SEAT ROW AND THE CAPITAN ALSO STATED AFTER EVERY ONE WAS OFF THE AIRCRAFT HE RAN BACK THROUGH THE CABIN TO CHECK IF ANYONE ELSE WAS ONBOARD AND TO CHECK THE AFT LAVATORY AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE.
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