ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324546
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 1996 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Saab 2000 |
| Owner/operator: | Crossair |
| Registration: | HB-IZA |
| MSN: | 2000-004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Allison AE2100A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 51 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Marseille-Provence Airport (MRS/LFML) |
| Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While established on the ILS during an approach to runway 23 at Genève-Cointrin Airport, Switzerland, smoke was noticed in the forward passenger cabin.
A flight attendant noted a small hole in the floor with a bright light and smoke billowing from the hole. She warned the flight crew and went back into the cabin to fetch a halon fire extinguisher. After landing the aircraft was steered onto taxiway C where an evacuation was carried out.
By the time fire fighters entered the aircraft a 5 cm wide hole had burned through the floor.
CAUSE
The incident was caused by a short circuit in the cabin floor after a heating system isolation fault.
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