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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727100 · Nassau, Bahamas · May 24, 1984

Date
May 24, 1984 · 14:50 local
Place
Nassau, Bahamas
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GATA
Aircraft
N4620
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84IA172
Reported as
Boeing 727100
People aboard
4
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 fire on climb to cruise. Found a stuck open starter valve. Allowed hot bleed air into the starter system.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. FOUND A STUCK OPEN STARTER VALVE. ALLOWED HOT BLEED AIR INTO THE STARTER SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.