40.7242° N, 74.1726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 27, 1990 · 08:01 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N968C
Reported as
Airbus A300B4203
Reported engine
GE CF650C2
People aboard
134
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 in this make and model
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.
Fire in NR2 engine when started after push back. Evacuated. L1 door malfunctioned on evacuation.
As the FAA filed it
FIRE IN NR2 ENGINE WHEN STARTED AFTER PUSH BACK. EVACUATED. L1 DOOR MALFUNCTIONED ON EVACUATION.