# Incident 20001103030969I: Emb EMB145LR, Fort Wayne, IN, November 3, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2000, 15:28 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N645AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N645AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001103030969I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AFTER TAKE OFF FROM FWA, A PASSENGER REPORTED SEEING FIRE COMING OUT ON TOP OF THE WING. PIC ELECTED TO BURN OFF FUEL TO LANDING WEIGHT AND RETURN TO FWA. MAINTENANCE FOUND TOP FUEL CAP SLIGHTLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT, ENOUGH TO LET SOME FUEL ESCAPE WHEN A/C WAS REFUELED AT CENTER.

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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