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) At cruise flight, FL400, crew noted rt wing overheat indication. Crew accomplished checklists. Subsequently, the #3 and #4 engine b fire loop indications illuminated. An acrid odor was detected by the crew. Smoke was seen coming from behind the P-6 circuit breaker panel followed by a small fire in the fire detection card file module. An emergency was declared and emergency descent/landing successfully accomplished in Lyon, france.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT CRUISE FLIGHT, FL400, CREW NOTED RT WING OVERHEAT INDICATION. CREW ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLISTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE #3 AND #4 ENGINE B FIRE LOOP INDICATIONS ILLUMINATED. AN ACRID ODOR WAS DETECTED BY THE CREW. SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM BEHIND THE P-6 CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL FOLLOWED BY A SMALL FIRE IN THE FIRE DETECTION CARD FILE MODULE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND EMERGENCY DESCENT/LANDING SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED IN LYON, FRANCE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.