# Incident 19940119004509I: Bag ATP, South Bend, IN, January 19, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1994, 17:40 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UF6A
- Location: 41.7199° N, 86.3290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7199&lon=-86.3290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N857AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N857AW-2000-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE ATP (registry code 1500300, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-atp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG ATP
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94IA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940119004509I

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94IA066), Jan 19, 1994: British Aerospace ATP (N857AW), South Bend, IN, incident, no damage. Probable cause: an internal failure of the auxiliary power unit.

## Other reports on N857AW (2)

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

- [Incident 19950910034359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910034359I), Sep 10, 1995: Bag ATP (N857AW), Peoria, IL. On descent left brake no pressure rise. Set brake then overlooked for landing. Blew all 4 main tires. Suspended.
- [Incident 19940112004489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940112004489I), Jan 12, 1994: Bag ATP (N857AW), South Bend, IN. Narrative: on January 12, 1994, at approximately 1850 EST, a british aerospace Atp, N857AW was being operated by ufs, inc. under 14 CFR 121 from South Bend,…

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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