35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 6, 1997 · 14:00 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RAIA
Aircraft
N722TE
Reported as
Aerosp ATR72
People aboard
44
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total4,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
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: on final approach #2 engine fire warning came on. The crew went through the check list firing the fire bottles. After landing the passengers were evacuated. A broken fuel line was found. The company will submit an SDR report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FINAL APPROACH #2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. THE CREW WENT THROUGH THE CHECK LIST FIRING THE FIRE BOTTLES. AFTER LANDING THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED. A BROKEN FUEL LINE WAS FOUND. THE COMPANY WILL SUBMIT AN SDR REPORT.