# Incident 19890626033029I: Bag JETSTM3101, Baltimore, MD, June 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1989, 18:15 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VNAA
- Location: 39.1700° N, 76.6710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1700&lon=-76.6710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N849JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N849JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101 (registry code 1500216, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110U
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89IA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626033029I

## Narrative

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

SPARKS AND SMOKE FROM PANEL BEHIND PILOT WHILE TAXIING. EVACUATED. AIRCONDITIONER POWER CABLE ARCING AT FUSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO89IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89IA047), Jun 26, 1989: British Aerospace 3101 (N849JS), Baltimore, MD, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY TORQUE THE POWER CONNECTION AT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FUSE.

## Other reports on N849JS (1)

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

- [Incident 19920831040619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920831040619I), Aug 31, 1992: Bag JETSTM3101 (N849JS), Decatur, IL. Low oil pressure on right engine. Engine secured. Diverted to Decatur. Right engine scavenge pump retainer failed.

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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