# Incident 19831017066959I: Bac 146200A, Chicago, IL, October 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1983, 15:27 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWAA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AW-1990-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE 146 SERIES 200 (registry code 1500265, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-146-series-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 146200A
- Reported engine: LYC ALF502R
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831017066959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NO 3 ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. FIRE BOTTLES USED. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. RETURNED.

## Other reports on N601AW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851001057369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851001057369I), Oct 1, 1985: Bac 146200A (N601AW), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. Two bird strikes during climb. Geese struck left access engine door jamming thrust lever causing shutdown.
- [Incident 19831102069149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831102069149I), Nov 2, 1983: Bac 146200A (N601AW), Chicago, IL. No.2 engine started to malfunction. Engine shut down. Found accessory gear box and N2 section had seized.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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