20151215018779I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Spokane, WA · December 15, 2015

Date
December 15, 2015 · 08:07 local
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
Spokane International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
QXEA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N435QX
Reported as
Bombardier DHC-8-402
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A
People aboard
82
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Flt 2372 experienced smoke in the cabin then cockpit on approach to geg from seattle.

The pilot declared an emergency and landed downwind without incident on runway 3.

A emergency evacuation was initiated on the runway.

No injuries reported.

Maintenance dicovered oily residue in right engine bleed air ducts and found a right engine vent drain tube leaking engine oil.

The engine oil leak source will be investigated and repaired.

A replacement engine was installed on the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

FLT 2372 EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN THEN COCKPIT ON APPROACH TO GEG FROM SEATTLE.

THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED DOWNWIND WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 3.

A EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS INITIATED ON THE RUNWAY.

NO INJURIES REPORTED.

MAINTENANCE DICOVERED OILY RESIDUE IN RIGHT ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCTS AND FOUND A RIGHT ENGINE VENT DRAIN TUBE LEAKING ENGINE OIL.

THE ENGINE OIL LEAK SOURCE WILL BE INVESTIGATED AND REPAIRED.

A REPLACEMENT ENGINE WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRPLANE.