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FAA incident report · Bag JETSTM3201 · Fort Wayne, IN · November 16, 1995

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Date
November 16, 1995 · 13:04 local
Place
Fort Wayne, IN
Airport
Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RAIA
Aircraft
N342TE
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3201
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33112UA
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
N342TERegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2008 · British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201S/N 954Airframe modelBritish Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201

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: the pilot reported left engine fire after departure from fwa. The crew discharged both engine fire extinguishers, declared an emergency, and returned to fwa. The emergency ground crew noted that the port engine aft area had very noticeable soot and odor of smoke. An NTSB incident investigation was conducted with engine manufacturing representatives present. No maintenance discrepancies were found on the night of November 16, 1995. The left engine was ground tested on November 16, 1995 and again on the morning of November 17, 1995. The operator decided to fly the aircraft to the maintenance base at stl. After departure from fwa at 3000 feet AGL, the left fire warning activated again. Again, the aircraft crew discharged engine fire extinguishers, declared an emergency and returned to fwa, then an electronic technician was sent from stl to assist in the repair of the left engine. Maintenance discovered a malfunctioning fire loop sensor on the left engine, they replaced that part and returned the aircraft to service. A service difficulty report was issued. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE FIRE AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FWA. THE CREW DISCHARGED BOTH ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO FWA. THE EMERGENCY GROUND CREW NOTED THAT THE PORT ENGINE AFT AREA HAD VERY NOTICEABLE SOOT AND ODOR OF SMOKE. AN NTSB INCIDENT INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED WITH ENGINE MANUFACTURING REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT. NO MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 16, 1995. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS GROUND TESTED ON NOVEMBER 16, 1995 AND AGAIN ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 17, 1995. THE OPERATOR DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO THE MAINTENANCE BASE AT STL. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FWA AT 3000 FEET AGL, THE LEFT FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED AGAIN. AGAIN, THE AIRCRAFT CREW DISCHARGED ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FWA, THEN AN ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN WAS SENT FROM STL TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF THE LEFT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A MALFUNCTIONING FIRE LOOP SENSOR ON THE LEFT ENGINE, THEY REPLACED THAT PART AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS ISSUED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.