What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 19, 1994, at 1740 eastern standard time, a british aerospace Atp, N857AW, operated as united express flight 5112, experienced an APU fire while boarding passengers at the Michiana Regional Airport, South Bend, Indiana. An emergency evacuation was initiated by the cabin crew following notification of the fire. The fire rescue response team reported that the left rear evacuation slide was deployed. The airplane was not damaged. The flight crew of 2, cabin crew of 2, and 29 passengers were not injured. The intended destination of the flight was chicago, Illinois. Airworthiness: APU had internal failure, reported to principal maintenance inspector at st louis FSDO.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 19, 1994, AT 1740 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BRITISH AEROSPACE ATP, N857AW, OPERATED AS UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 5112, EXPERIENCED AN APU FIRE WHILE BOARDING PASSENGERS AT THE MICHIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS INITIATED BY THE CABIN CREW FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE RESCUE RESPONSE TEAM REPORTED THAT THE LEFT REAR EVACUATION SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT CREW OF 2, CABIN CREW OF 2, AND 29 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. AIRWORTHINESS: APU HAD INTERNAL FAILURE, REPORTED TO PRINCIPAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR AT ST LOUIS FSDO.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N857AW · 2
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