# Incident 19940322008219I: Aerosp ATR42300, New York, NY, March 22, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1994, 15:25 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N4208G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4208G-1998-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940322008219I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 22, 1994 TWA EXPRESS (PAYA), FLIGHT 773, EXPERIENCED A FIRE WARNING ON NO. 2 ENGINE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE-OFF. ALL FORTY (40) PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED VIA THE AFT STAIRS ON TAXI WAY "J". INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1525 LOCAL TIME. INITIAL REPORTS IDENTIFIED FOUR PASSENGERS AS SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES. THREE PASSENGERS WERE TREATED AND RELEASED, AND A FOURTH WAS TAKEN TO JAMAICA HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. CRASH AND FIRE RESCUE AND PORT POLICE ON SCENE AT 1525. IT WAS DETERMINED, AFTER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE, THAT THE FIRE WARNING WAS ONLY AN INDICATION PROBLEM AND NOT AN ACTUAL FIRE. TWO FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. THE COM CENTER, JAY JOHNSON AND MEL FREEDMAN WERE NOTIFIED.

## Other reports on N4208G (5)

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

- [Incident 19921024046119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921024046119I), Oct 24, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), Albany, NY. Minor surges on NR2 engine. Engine went to feather mode. Diverted. Replaced signal conditioning unit and o rings.
- [Incident 19920811052649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920811052649I), Aug 11, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), Baltimore, MD. Passenger would not stop smoking when asked. State police met flight and obtain identification.
- [Incident 19901109064009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901109064009I), Nov 9, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), New York, NY. Smoke coming from rear of aircraft while taxiing. Returned to ramp. Right propeller brake valve failed.
- [Incident 19900622030959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622030959I), Jun 22, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), Rochester, NY. NR1 engine oil pressure light on. Aborted. Found engine with 7 quarts of oil low. No leak found.
- [Incident 19890515021059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890515021059I), May 15, 1989: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), New York, NY. Ailerons jammed in turn after takeoff. Freed same and returned. Aileron tab inboard hinge pin partly extracted.

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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