# Incident 19970926032059I: Bag JETSTM3201, Washington, DC, September 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1997, 11:20 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N486UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N486UE-2005-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201 (registry code 1500217, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3201
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 3,004 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970926032059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY AND PERFORMED A TORQUE/TEMPERATURE LIMITING TEST (TTL). DURING THE TEST, THE RIGHT ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN BELOW NORMAL PARAMETERS AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INPUTS. DURING THIS PERIOD, THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF SMOKE POURING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RUN AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST BY FIRE BOTTLES AND EVACUATION DRILL. THE SHUTDOWN AND EVACUATION OCCURRED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TTL BYPASS VALVE, PN897-457-5, AND THE ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES.

## Other reports on N486UE (4)

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

- [Incident 19990213012879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990213012879I), Feb 13, 1999: Bag JETSTM3201 (N486UE), State College, PA, Minor damage. During landing on runway 24 at unv, aircraft skidded off runway and came to rest with only the right main gear remaining on the runway. Five passengers were de…
- [Incident 19981010035049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010035049I), Oct 10, 1998: Bag JETSTM3101 (N486UE), Middletown, PA. During climbout from MDT, l/h engine fire warning light illuminated. Crew shut down engine, returned to MDT, completed an unscheduled landing, and returned to…
- [Incident 19940303005239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940303005239I), Mar 3, 1994: Bag JETSTM3201 (N486UE), Buffalo, NY. Smoke in cabin after takeoff. Returned. Found glycol from deicing in left pack. Caused smoke when pack turned on.
- [Incident 19910919049349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910919049349I), Sep 19, 1991: Bag JETSTM3201 (N486UE), Washington, DC. During takeoff 2 propeller blades on right engine struck runway turnoff light. Pilot unaware. Continued takeoff.

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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