# Incident 19910120010439I: Aerosp ATR42300, New York, NY, January 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1991, 09:25 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAYA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4204G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4204G-1998-10-29) (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 ATR42300
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910120010439I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMB. SECURED AND RETURNED. FUEL NOZZLE TUBES BACKED OUT DUE TO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BRACKET.

## Other reports on N4204G (4)

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

- [Incident 19960724030329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960724030329I), Jul 24, 1996: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4204G), Lihue, HI. Narrative: following a normal landing at Lihue Airport, the idle gate failed to release normally. Attempts to manually release the idle gate were unsuccessful…
- [Incident 19920218006049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920218006049I), Feb 18, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4204G), Rochester, NY. NR2 engine quit on rotation. Returned and landed safely. The hydro mechanical unit had failed.
- [Incident 19920208028129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208028129I), Feb 8, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4204G), Philadelphia, PA. Engine lost power. Shut down. Diverted. Landed safely. Found NR1 high pressure turbine disc blades had failed.
- [Incident 19900708063339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900708063339I), Jul 8, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4204G), New York, NY. Unsafe gear indication on approach. Gear green light did not illuminate. Landed safely. Gear bulb burnt out.

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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