# Incident 20191014019609I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10, Washington, DC, October 14, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2019, 17:50 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Ronald Reagan Washington Natio
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- Location: 38.8514° N, 77.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL (DCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8514&lon=-77.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522AE) (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
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,219 total, 1,121 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191014019609I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 14, 2019 AT 5:50 PM EDT, PSA AIRLINES, INC. FLIGHT 5148 (N522AE) PUSHED BACK OFF GATE 44C AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA). DURING PUSH BACK THE CREW WAS CLEARED TO START THE #2 ENGINE. AFTER ENGINE START A FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONTACTED THE CAPTAIN STATING THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE CAPTAIN HAD THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) VISUALLY CONFIRM AND HE NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN ALONG WITH AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. AT THAT TIME THE CAPTAIN AUTHORIZED EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR (MCD). THE CREW RAN THE EVACUATION CHECKLIST IAW THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) AND INFORMED ATC. WHILE PASSENGERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO EXIT THE MCD, SEVERAL PASSENGERS OPENED THE OVER-WING EMERGENCY EXITS AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UTILIZING ALL THREE EXITS. ALL PASSENGERS WERE GATHERED ON THE RAMP, ACCOUNTED FOR, AND TAKEN TO A CONFERENCE ROOM IN THE TERMINAL. THREE PASSENGERS REQUESTED EVALUATION FROM MEDICAL PERSONNEL, HOWEVER DECLINED FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO INJURIES REPORTED. A SMALL DENT AND PUNCTURE IN THE RIGHT WING WAS REPORTED FROM THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR BEING THROWN BY A PASSENGER. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY AIR CYCLE MACHINE. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT HAS BEEN FILED.

NTSB EASTERN REGION WAS CONTACTED BY THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR ON 11/14/2019 AND NO INCIDENT NUMBER WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

REVIEWED 11/15/2019 BWE

REVIEWED 05/13/2020 BWE

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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