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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR72 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · August 10, 2003

Date: August 10, 2003 · 19:15 local
Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TRBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N429AT
Reported as: Aerosp ATR72

N429ATRegistration cancelled Jun 3, 2013 · Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212S/N 429 Airframe modelAerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212 Engine modelPratt & Whitney 127Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 08/10/03 executives airlines (d/b/a American eagle) flight 5244, departed from San Juan to st. lucia. This flight had been delayed. It was scheduled for 1740, but took off at 1915 local time. After take off, the flight attendant advised the pilot that sparks and fire were coming from the overhead panel at seat row 1 cd. The pilot contacted the San Juan ATC tower and immediately returned to San Juan. The aircraft landed and everyone was evacuated without further incident. American eagle maintenance personnel determined that the reading light panel was burned at the transformer area. Maintenance was unable to determine what caused the fire. The panel has been sent to aerospatiale (atr) for evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 08/10/03 EXECUTIVES AIRLINES (D/B/A AMERICAN EAGLE) FLIGHT 5244, DEPARTED FROM SAN JUAN TO ST. LUCIA. THIS FLIGHT HAD BEEN DELAYED. IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 1740, BUT TOOK OFF AT 1915 LOCAL TIME. AFTER TAKE OFF, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE PILOT THAT SPARKS AND FIRE WERE COMING FROM THE OVERHEAD PANEL AT SEAT ROW 1 CD. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE SAN JUAN ATC TOWER AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO SAN JUAN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND EVERYONE WAS EVACUATED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE READING LIGHT PANEL WAS BURNED AT THE TRANSFORMER AREA. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE PANEL HAS BEEN SENT TO AEROSPATIALE (ATR) FOR EVALUATION.

Other reports on N429AT · 1

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

Incident 19960920035269IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · San Juan, Puerto RicoNarrative: executive flight 5527 from sju to sdq, made an emergency evacuation at the end of runway 8 due to smoke in the passenger cabin. No injuries was reported. It was later determined by maintenance that an air valve ring had broken. It was replaced and…Sep 20, 1996