# Incident 20151215018779I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Spokane, WA, December 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2015, 08:07 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.6190° N, 117.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPOKANE INTL (GEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6190&lon=-117.5352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435QX-2025-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW150A
- People aboard: 82
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151215018779I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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