# Incident 19950906035259I: Aerosp ATR72, Chicago, IL, September 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1995, 09:18 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414WF-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212 (registry code 8680946, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-72-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney 127 (registry code 52132, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR72
- Reported engine: PWA PW127
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95IA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95IA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950906035259I

## Narrative

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

CLIMB NR1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT. SHUTDOWN. STILL ON. USED BOTTLES. LIGHT OUT. HAD FIRE NO LEAK CHK NOZZLE CHANGE PER AD

## 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 CHI95IA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95IA313), Sep 6, 1995: Aerospatiale ATR-72 (N414WF), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: improper installation of the #7 and #8 fuel nozzle manifold transfer tubes by company maintenance personnel, and an inadequate exhaust drain fitting gasket, which resulted in fuel leaks at the…

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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