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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 2006 |
| Time: | 19:51 |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-200LR |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa Regional, opb Lufthansa CityLine |
| Registration: | D-ACHA |
| MSN: | 7378 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-3B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS/EDDL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was on a scheduled flight from London Heathrow to Dusseldorf. Shortly after take-off, the Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) gave a “SMOKE CARGO” warning. The crew carried out the appropriate emergency procedure, declared an emergency and returned to London Heathrow airport. Following a search of the cargo hold, no sign of fire or smoke was found and the aircraft was towed to a parking stand where the passengers were disembarked normally. The investigation concluded that the warning was spurious; probably caused by the smoke detector reacting to dust, condensation or electromagnetic interference. This aircraft had been fitted with a new design of smoke detector, which was intended to reduce its susceptibility to these factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ff8aed915d1371000a2d/Bombardier_CL600-2B19_CRJ200__D-ACHA_08-06.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5713014 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2025 13:11 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 08-Mar-2025 13:12 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Accident report, ] |
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