# Incident 19960206004039I: Aerosp ATR42320, Corpus Christi, TX, February 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1996, 00:21 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Corpus Christi International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 27.7722° N, 97.5024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (CRP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7722&lon=-97.5024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17831-2013-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320 (registry code 8680930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960206004039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT 2590, AN ATR42-320 DEPARTED BROWNSVILLE FOR HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AT 1200 CENTRAL TIME WITH 35 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF 3. APPROXIMATELY 30 N.M. NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TX THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLES. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TX WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE INBOARD IGNITOR PLUG FOR THE LEFT ENGINE HAD BACKED OUT, RESULTING IN THE FIRE WARNING. MAINTENANCE REINSTALLED THE IGNITOR PLUG AND OPS CHECKED OK. INCIDENT CLOSED. COORDINATED WITH CONTINENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OFFICE.

## Other reports on N17831 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930923041449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923041449I), Sep 23, 1993: Aerosp ATR42320 (N17831), Beaumont Port A, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft rolled forward striking a truck with prop blade. Parking brake in emergency position instead of park.

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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