32.7766° N, 79.9309° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 10, 1983 · 21:10 local
Place
Charleston, SC
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N772N
Reported as
Boeing 737201
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
People aboard
20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
#1 Engine fire warning came on. Fire extinguisher bottles used. Found no fire. Fire detector loop found defective.
As the FAA filed it
#1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES USED. FOUND NO FIRE. FIRE DETECTOR LOOP FOUND DEFECTIVE.