43.6456° N, 70.3086° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 28, 1989 · 09:30 local
Place
Portland, ME
Airport
Portland International Jetport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TAGA
Aircraft
N431EX
Reported as
Boeing 72722C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7
People aboard
3
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.
Wheel well fire warning. Gear was extended light went out. Landed safely. Fire loop wire was loose and grounded.
As the FAA filed it
WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING. GEAR WAS EXTENDED LIGHT WENT OUT. LANDED SAFELY. FIRE LOOP WIRE WAS LOOSE AND GROUNDED.