27.9794° N, 82.7713° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 10, 1983 · 08:15 local
Place
Clearwater, FL
Airport
St Petersburg/Cle
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PEXA
Aircraft
N435PE
Reported as
Boeing 737200
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
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.
Engine shut down due to fire warning light. Both fire bottles used. Anti ice duct had broken. Adapter on engine broke.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FIRE WARNING LIGHT.BOTH FIRE BOTTLES USED.ANTI ICE DUCT HAD BROKEN.ADAPTER ON ENGINE BROKE.