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FAA incident report · EMB EMB-135ER · Richmond, VA · June 18, 2004

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Date
June 18, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C2XA
Aircraft
N27506
Reported as
EMB EMB135ER
Reported engine
Allison AE3007A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N27506Registration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Embraer EMB-135ERS/N 145206 · Built 1999Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-135EREngine modelAllison AE-3007ATurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft was parked at the gate. The passengers had already been deplaned. The pilot was dry motoring the #1 engine after a previous hung start. The pilot then observed the fire handle warning light illuminate and then heard the aural fire warning bell sound off. The pilot then pulled the fire handle and used both fire bottles to extinguish the internal engine fire. Both fire handle warning light and warning bell indications ceased. The ARFF arrived on scene and also sprayed 500 lbs. Of extinguishing agent into the #1 engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE. THE PASSENGERS HAD ALREADY BEEN DEPLANED. THE PILOT WAS DRY MOTORING THE #1 ENGINE AFTER A PREVIOUS HUNG START. THE PILOT THEN OBSERVED THE FIRE HANDLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND THEN HEARD THE AURAL FIRE WARNING BELL SOUND OFF. THE PILOT THEN PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE AND USED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES TO EXTINGUISH THE INTERNAL ENGINE FIRE. BOTH FIRE HANDLE WARNING LIGHT AND WARNING BELL INDICATIONS CEASED. THE ARFF ARRIVED ON SCENE AND ALSO SPRAYED 500 LBS. OF EXTINGUISHING AGENT INTO THE #1 ENGINE.