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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Albany, NY · March 23, 2002

Date
March 23, 2002 · 06:30 local
Place
Albany, NY
Airport
Albany County
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
SMQF
Aircraft
CGMGA
Reported as
Beech 1900D
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0

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) On 03/23/2002, at 0630, aircraft was parked on the ramp, when flames were observed emitting from the #1 engine on start-up. The fire bottles were discharged and the flames were extinguished. ARFF responded, there were no injuries to crew or passengers on board. On 03/25/2002, maintenance controller lori shaw contacted this office in reference to the incident. Controller stated the engine did not start due to cold weather. Therefore, fuel pooled in the engine causing the "smoke" for the second start. At this point, the fire bottles were discharged. Mechanics were dispatched to alb to inspect the aircraft, no damage was found. Aircraft was issued a ferry permit from alb to yyz. Additionally, a copy of the ferry permit was sent to FAA inspector rolfe dinwoodie (roc). Fire bottles were replaced in yyz and aircraft was then released for service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 03/23/2002, AT 0630, AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP, WHEN FLAMES WERE OBSERVED EMITTING FROM THE #1 ENGINE ON START-UP. THE FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED AND THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED. ARFF RESPONDED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ON 03/25/2002, MAINTENANCE CONTROLLER LORI SHAW CONTACTED THIS OFFICE IN REFERENCE TO THE INCIDENT. CONTROLLER STATED THE ENGINE DID NOT START DUE TO COLD WEATHER. THEREFORE, FUEL POOLED IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE "SMOKE" FOR THE SECOND START. AT THIS POINT, THE FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. MECHANICS WERE DISPATCHED TO ALB TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT, NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT FROM ALB TO YYZ. ADDITIONALLY, A COPY OF THE FERRY PERMIT WAS SENT TO FAA INSPECTOR ROLFE DINWOODIE (ROC). FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED IN YYZ AND AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.