# Incident 20010923028089I: Jetair JETSTM4101, Syracuse, NY, September 23, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2001, 14:14 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAIA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N559HK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559HK-2008-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jetstream JETSTREAM 4101 (registry code 1500501, https://openairdocs.org/model/jetstream-jetstream-4101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JETAIR JETSTM4101
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010923028089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/23/01, AT 1414E, AT SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SYR), IN SYRACUSE, NY, A JETSTREAM 4101, N55HK, SERIAL NO. 41075, OPERATED BY TRANS STATES AIRLINES, INC. (RAIA), FLIGHT NUMBER 5409. WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE, THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DID AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION VIA THE RIGHT REAR EMERGENCY EXIT DUE TO A FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE. THEY STOPPED ON TAXIWAY "A", AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY "B". THE CREW USED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. THE ARFF RESPONDED BUT DID NOT HAVE TO USE THEIR EQUIPMENT. THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED BACK TO THE GATE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE RAMP AT PIEDMONT HAWTHORNE. THE ROCHESTER FSDO AND NTSB WERE NOTIFIED BY THE COM CENTER. THE FLIGHT WAS TO DEPART TO EWR. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, FEW AT 45, SCT AT 250 AND TEMP 23 DEW POINT 12. LATER THAT SAME DAY, 2 MECHANICS FROM TRANS STATED AIRLINES, INC. WERE FLOWN IN TO LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT. THEY FOUND THE INSULATION ON THE EXHAUST FOR THE LEFT ENGINE WAS PEELED BACK, WHICH EXPOSED THE METAL EXHAUST PIPE. THE FIRE DETECTION LOOP WIRES ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEY BELIEVED THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. A NEW EXHAUST PIPE AND INSULATION WERE INSTALLED AND A RUN UP WAS PERFORMED WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED.

## Other reports on N559HK (2)

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

- [Incident 20000320022929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000320022929I), Mar 20, 2000: Jetair JETSTM4101 (N559HK), South Bend, IN. (-23)At 2000' on climbout from sbn, the left engine fire warning light came on. After fire both bottles, the light went out. Pilot shut down left engien and…
- [Incident 20000305022919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000305022919I), Mar 5, 2000: Jetair JETSTM4101 (N559HK), Springfield, IL. (-23)Aircraft was on a scheduled flight from stl to spi. While on initial approach inot spi, the right engine started to run erratic with the torque…

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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