35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 20, 1987 · 20:45 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N571US
Reported as
Boeing 757200
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Number 2 engine fire while unoccupied aircraft was at the gate. Engine removed for teardown.
As the FAA filed it
NUMBER 2 ENGINE FIRE WHILE UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE GATE. ENGINE REMOVED FOR TEARDOWN.