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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145LR · Covinton, KY · December 9, 2013

Date: December 9, 2013 · 19:28 local
Place: Covinton, KY
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N674RJ
Reported as: Embraer EMB-145LR
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series
People aboard: 53
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N674RJRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2021 · Embraer EMB-145LRS/N 14500801 · Built 2004 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145LR Engine modelRolls-Royce AE3007 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N674RJ had been in cvg for several days with ice and snow built up. They were deiced and departed cvg. After take off there was smoke and smell in cabin, crew elected to return and landed on same runway in the opposite direction of take off. After landing CFR reportedly told the crew there was smoke coming from the aft of the airplane and they should evacuate. That smoke turned out to be steam from the APU exhaust.

Findings were significant amounts of glycol in engine cowls. Everything was cleaned and engines ran for hours to assure there was no other source of the smoke/smell.

As the FAA filed it

N674RJ HAD BEEN IN CVG FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH ICE AND SNOW BUILT UP. THEY WERE DEICED AND DEPARTED CVG. AFTER TAKE OFF THERE WAS SMOKE AND SMELL IN CABIN, CREW ELECTED TO RETURN AND LANDED ON SAME RUNWAY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TAKE OFF. AFTER LANDING CFR REPORTEDLY TOLD THE CREW THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE AFT OF THE AIRPLANE AND THEY SHOULD EVACUATE. THAT SMOKE TURNED OUT TO BE STEAM FROM THE APU EXHAUST.

FINDINGS WERE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF GLYCOL IN ENGINE COWLS. EVERYTHING WAS CLEANED AND ENGINES RAN FOR HOURS TO ASSURE THERE WAS NO OTHER SOURCE OF THE SMOKE/SMELL.

Other reports on N674RJ · 2

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

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