# Incident 19970908029769I: Aerosp ATR72, Atlanta, GA, September 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASOA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N635AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR72
- Reported engine: PWA PW127
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970908029769I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: #2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING AT 200 FT. ON FINAL. CONTINUED TO RUNWAY ADVISED TOWER (TOWER ADVISED VISABLE FIRE). LANDED AIRCRAFT, PULLED T-HANDLE, WARNING REMAINED. FIRED F/O FIRE BOTTLE & F/A'S EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. FIRE WARNING WENT OUT. INSPECTION OF ENGINE REVEALED NO FIRE OCCURRED. APPEARED TO BE A FALSE INDICATION. SYST COMPONENT FAILURE INVOLVED.

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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