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.
(-23) Awaiting takeoff clearence, the aircraft was parked with a 12 knot tailwind. The crew got a #2 engine fire light, the fire extinguishers were actived and the aircraft evacuated. Maintenance inspected the aircraft and determined that residual oil in the cowl in conjuction with the tailwind caused the indication.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AWAITING TAKEOFF CLEARENCE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED WITH A 12 KNOT TAILWIND. THE CREW GOT A #2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT, THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE ACTIVED AND THE AIRCRAFT EVACUATED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT RESIDUAL OIL IN THE COWL IN CONJUCTION WITH THE TAILWIND CAUSED THE INDICATION.
Other reports on N971NA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.