# Incident 20160810014249I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10, Albany, NY, August 10, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N719PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N719PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (registry code 1390015, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,823 total, 405 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160810014249I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N719PS (2)

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

- [Incident 20140602008079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140602008079I), Jun 2, 2014: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10 (N719PS), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. While decending into clt, the outer pane of the cabin window at seats 15D/F blew out. No emergency declared. Aircraft landed at clt without incident. Upon…
- [Incident 20111001023389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111001023389I), Oct 1, 2011: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10 (N719PS), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. At approximately 1713Z, psa airlines, flight 2235, was envolved in an incident. The flying pilot (copilot) had possible bird interference approximately 30 feet…

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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