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FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · New York City, NY · April 30, 2025

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Date
April 30, 2025 · 10:29 local
Place
New York City, NY
Airport
John F Kennedy
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
REXA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N934XJ
Reported as
Bombardier CL-600-2D24
Reported engine
GE CF34-8C5
People aboard
68
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,442 total
N934XJRegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2D24S/N 15198 · Built 2008Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2D24Engine modelGE CF34-8C5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

During approach, below 10000FT, a flight attendant notified the first officer they had an uncontrollable leak in the forward lav. A few moments later, the captain recieved a "smoke fwd lav" warning. The first officer ran the qrh for smoke fwd lav. The flight attendants were seated and secured for landing, notified the captain, it appears smoke is coming from the fwd lav. Pilot declared an emergency with approach control for smoke in the fwd lav. The first officer then notified the captain he thought he smelled smoke. Just prior to landing, the first officer notified the flight attandants to prepare for emergency evacuation. Once on the runway and coming to a stop, the parking brake was set. The captain then notified the ARFF it was ok to begin approaching the aircraft. The crew executed aircraft evacuation in accordance with the emergency quick reference card. The pilot made a pa announcment to evacuate the aircraft using the front air stair door only, and then shutting down the engines. All pasengers and crew evacuated without incident.

As the FAA filed it

DURING APPROACH, BELOW 10000FT, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE FIRST OFFICER THEY HAD AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEAK IN THE FORWARD LAV. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE CAPTAIN RECIEVED A "SMOKE FWD LAV" WARNING. THE FIRST OFFICER RAN THE QRH FOR SMOKE FWD LAV. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE SEATED AND SECURED FOR LANDING, NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN, IT APPEARS SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE FWD LAV. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH CONTROL FOR SMOKE IN THE FWD LAV. THE FIRST OFFICER THEN NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN HE THOUGHT HE SMELLED SMOKE. JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE FIRST OFFICER NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT ATTANDANTS TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION. ONCE ON THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO A STOP, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET. THE CAPTAIN THEN NOTIFIED THE ARFF IT WAS OK TO BEGIN APPROACHING THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW EXECUTED AIRCRAFT EVACUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EMERGENCY QUICK REFERENCE CARD. THE PILOT MADE A PA ANNOUNCMENT TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT USING THE FRONT AIR STAIR DOOR ONLY, AND THEN SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINES. ALL PASENGERS AND CREW EVACUATED WITHOUT INCIDENT.