Commutair DH8B near Canandaigua on Jun 21st 2015, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: June 22, 2015 / 22:42:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 21, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Commutair
Flight number
UA-4770
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Rochester, United States
Aircraft Registration
N363PH
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
The passengers were taken to Rochester by road.
Local emergency services reported, a flight attendant also observed smoke in a lavatory and discharged two fire extinguishers into the lavatory and closed the door. The smoke was electrical in nature. The cause of the smoke is under investigation. Emergency services actually arrived after all emergency doors had already been opened and all occupants had evacuated the aircraft.
The aircraft had encountered a fire in the cockpit 16 days earlier, see Incident: Commutair DH8B near Hartford on Jun 5th 2015, fire in cockpit.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 21, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Commutair
Flight number
UA-4770
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Rochester, United States
Aircraft Registration
N363PH
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
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