# Incident 20001121038159I: Bac AVRO146RJ85A, Rochester, NY, November 21, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524XJ-2007-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A (registry code 1500097, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-avro-146-rj85a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign LF507-1F (registry code 02503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-lf507-1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC AVRO146RJ85A
- People aboard: 72
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001121038159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2000, AFTER DEPARTING ROC BOUND FOR DTW, A MESABA AIRCRAFT, N524XJ, OPERATING AS NWAA FLIGHT 3625, CLIMBED THROUGH 7000' WHEN THE CAPTAIN NOTICED VIBRATION INDICATIONS FROM THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE. THE VIBRATIONS PEAKED AS THEN TWO 'STALLS' WERE FELT FROM THE ENGINE. A PASSENGER IN THE REAR LATER REPORTED FLASHES FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE CAPTAIN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND FIRED THE FIRE BOTTLE EVEN THOUGH NO FIRE WARNING INDICATIONS WERE DISPLAYED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ROC AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED TO PREPARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FERRY FLIGHT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N524XJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20060420009199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060420009199I), Apr 20, 2006: Bac AVRO146RJ85A (N524XJ), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) On 4/21/2006 at 0030Z mesaba flt 3438 reported struck brake while taxiing to runway 17 at Minneapolis st Paul MN. The aircraft became immobile on taxiway.

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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