# Incident 19960126003099I: Aerosp ATR42300, Green Bay, WI, January 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1996, 17:50 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Austin Straubel Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 44.4835° N, 88.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4835&lon=-88.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N430MQ-1998-08-18) (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
- People aboard: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,762 total, 1,576 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960126003099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT WHEN THE NO. 2 ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH THE PROPELLER BRAKE ENGAGED, THE P.I.C. NOTED THE PROPELLER BRAKE UNLOCKED WARNING ON THE "PROP BRAKE" PANEL. A VISUAL CHECK REVEALED FIRE IN THE FORWARD ENGINE COWLING AREA. THE CREW DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLES, WHICH DID NOT FULLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE AIRPORT CFR UNIT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE 23 PASSENGERS AND 3 CREW MEMBERS DEPLANED USING THE AIRCRAFT STAIRS. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND COWLING FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR OVERHEAT DAMAGE, NONE WAS FOUND. THE PROPELLER BRAKE UNIT WAS REMOVED AND THE SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED PER M.E.L. PROCEDURES. AT THIS TIME, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN. THE OPERATOR HAS SUBMITTED THE PROPELLER BRAKE UNIT FOR TEAR-DOWN TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N430MQ (3)

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

- [Incident 19920501033669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920501033669I), May 1, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N430MQ), Marquette, MI. Aircraft struck a deer on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19901207059829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207059829I), Dec 7, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N430MQ), Milwaukee, WI. Smoke in cabin while taxiing to gate. Evacuated. Switching valve failed allowing exhaust to enter cabin.
- [Incident 19900311009919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900311009919I), Mar 11, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N430MQ), Cedar Rapids, IA. Gear would not retract on climb. Returned. Emergency extension handle not properly stowed.

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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