# Incident 20131006018229I: Embraer EMB-145LR, Peoria, IL, October 6, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2013, 18:15 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N609DP) (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: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131006018229I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N609DP (1)

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

- [Incident 20190413002719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190413002719I), Apr 13, 2019: Embraer EMB-145LR (N609DP), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. On Saturday, April 13, 2019, piedmont airlines flight 5009 stuck a bird just prior to touchdown while landing at Philadelphia international airport (phl). The…

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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