What happened
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During the decent phase of ae FLT5446 dca-alb the cabin crew notified the cockpit of the presence of smoke in the mid-cabin. The crew declared an emergency and landed on runway 19. On short final it was noted that the smoke had disapated. The aircraft was stopped and deplaned on taxiway charlie. Absence of active smoke, egress was through the main cabin door only. 39 soles onboard, 35 pax, 4 crew no injuries reported. An assessment of the reported condition by local contract maintenance determined the origin of the smoke was the number 2 airconditioning pack, and that during the deplanement the crew had extinguished both engine fire bottles and the APU fire bottle. The pack was placed under MEL and all fire bottles were replaced by vnaa maintenance personnel before the aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE DECENT PHASE OF AE FLT5446 DCA-ALB THE CABIN CREW NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT OF THE PRESENCE OF SMOKE IN THE MID-CABIN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 19. ON SHORT FINAL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SMOKE HAD DISAPATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND DEPLANED ON TAXIWAY CHARLIE. ABSENCE OF ACTIVE SMOKE, EGRESS WAS THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR ONLY. 39 SOLES ONBOARD, 35 PAX, 4 CREW NO INJURIES REPORTED. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE REPORTED CONDITION BY LOCAL CONTRACT MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE WAS THE NUMBER 2 AIRCONDITIONING PACK, AND THAT DURING THE DEPLANEMENT THE CREW HAD EXTINGUISHED BOTH ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES AND THE APU FIRE BOTTLE. THE PACK WAS PLACED UNDER MEL AND ALL FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED BY VNAA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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