33.7490° N, 84.3880° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 2, 1994 · 20:01 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VJ6A
Aircraft
N1289L
Reported as
Doug DC932
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
People aboard
83
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total5,100 in this make and model119 in the last 90 days
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.
NR2 engine was shutdown due to extended delay. Fire in tail of engine on restart. Pilot failed to turn ignition on
As the FAA filed it
NR2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN DUE TO EXTENDED DELAY. FIRE IN TAIL OF ENGINE ON RESTART. PILOT FAILED TO TURN IGNITION ON