SDR MALA090137

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 1, 2009
Submitted
November 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B441
Aircraft time
25,480 hours, 28,254 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON INITIAL APPROACH INTO MSP AT APPROX 12000 MSL FA REPORTED STRONG ODOR IN CABIN AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE GASPERS. CA AND FO AT THAT TIME ALSO OBSERVED CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINTATED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN WENT OUT, AND DID THE SAME THING A FEW SECONDS LATER. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND ARFF EQUIPMENT WAS SENT OUT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED OFF RUNWAY. ARFF CREW INSPECTED CARGO BIN AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF FIRE.

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