19951004043799I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR 42-320 · Newark, NJ · October 4, 1995

Date
October 4, 1995 · 12:20 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C2XA
Aircraft
N34820
Reported as
Aerosp ATR42320
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW121
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,600 total4,400 in this make and model240 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.

Narrative: after completing before start check list, switched prop brake to off, got unlock light, prop started spinning. After approx. 10 sec. We smelled smoke, saw smoke and fumes from #2 engine. Did eng/fail/fire emergency immediate action items, shut down eng. And fired both fire bottles. Evacuated passengers through main cabin door to left side of aircraft. No complications. Captain was last off aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER COMPLETING BEFORE START CHECK LIST, SWITCHED PROP BRAKE TO OFF, GOT UNLOCK LIGHT, PROP STARTED SPINNING. AFTER APPROX. 10 SEC. WE SMELLED SMOKE, SAW SMOKE AND FUMES FROM #2 ENGINE. DID ENG/FAIL/FIRE EMERGENCY IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS, SHUT DOWN ENG. AND FIRED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. EVACUATED PASSENGERS THROUGH MAIN CABIN DOOR TO LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. NO COMPLICATIONS. CAPTAIN WAS LAST OFF AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N34820 · 3

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