# Incident 19880117001109I: Aerosp ATR42300, Waterloo, IA, January 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1988, 18:40 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-92.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421MQ-1998-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,086 total, 1,010 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880117001109I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED. FOUND BURNT WIRES, CAUSED BY LEAKING SECONDARY FUEL NOZZLES.

## Other reports on N421MQ (4)

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

- [Incident 19970505012409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970505012409I), May 5, 1997: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421MQ), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: an aerospatiale ATR-42, aircraft serial number 014, registration number N421MQ, operating as American eagle flight 4304, landed at o'Hare airport,…
- [Incident 19960521018209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960521018209I), May 21, 1996: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421MQ), Marquette, MI. Narrative: aircraft N421MQ departed mqt on flight 4140 and enroute to cwa the lt. main landing gear unlock indicator showed unsafe indication. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19960403009959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403009959I), Apr 3, 1996: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421MQ), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: during roll out to taxiway, aircraft lt. MLG failed. Aircraft stopped approximately 600 ft from departure end after sliding 250 ft. investigation…
- [Incident 19900807043099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807043099I), Aug 7, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N421MQ), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Cabin window cracked en route. Pressurization held. Descended and continued to destination.

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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