Envoy E140 near Raleigh Durham on Apr 27th 2018, smoke "declared" in cabin
Last Update: April 27, 2018 / 21:09:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 27, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Envoy Air
Flight number
MQ-3356
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Raleigh/Durham, United States
Aircraft Registration
N837AE
The FAA stated: "AMERICAN AIRLINES EMBRAER E145 N837AE DECLARED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, RALEIGH NC" and reported the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The occurrence was rated an accident.
The airline reported there was no smoke in the cabin, a flight attendant hat noticed a burning odour in the cabin prompting the evacuation onto the runway after landing.
Passengers reported they did not see any smoke and did not smell anything abnormal, however, they were told a sensor malfunction had occurred.
The occurrence aircraft positioned to New York La Guardia,NY (USA) after about 8.5 hours on the ground. The aircraft remained on the ground in New York for another about 8 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 27, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Envoy Air
Flight number
MQ-3356
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Raleigh/Durham, United States
Aircraft Registration
N837AE
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