# Incident 19890708046189I: Aerosp ATR42320, Houston, TX, July 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1989, 06:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76803-1996-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320 (registry code 8680930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708046189I

## Narrative

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

TAIL PIPE FIRE ON OPERATION CHECK. DUE TO FAILURE OF CHECK VALVE IN EPA DRAIN TANK AND CLOGGED TUBE IN DRAIN MAST.

## Other reports on N76803 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950627019029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950627019029I), Jun 27, 1995: Aerosp ATR42320 (N76803), Albany, NY. NR1 bus failed on takeoff. Returned history bus failures. Replaced dcgcu. Ferried to base.

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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