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Incident

FAA incident report · Bac AVRO 146-RJ85A · Minneapolis, MN · September 1, 2004

Date
September 1, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MALA
Aircraft
N529XJ
Reported as
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Reported engine
Lycoming LF5071F
People aboard
48
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) Mesaba 3662 was taxiing to rnwy 12L via papa taxiway. At the intersection of papa and mike taxiways, the pilot reported an interior fire and informed the north local controller that the aircraft was being evacuated. Emergency equipment was notified via the tower cab crash phone. Response was immediate. Further investigation revealed a hydraulic leak causing smoke to fill the passenger cabin. Rescue personnel indicated hydraulics fluid leaked internally in rows 13 thru 15. One passenger experienced a minor cut on leg and another passenger experienced an asthma attack. No passengers required transport for injuries. L1, R1 and 42 doors were used for the evacuation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MESABA 3662 WAS TAXIING TO RNWY 12L VIA PAPA TAXIWAY. AT THE INTERSECTION OF PAPA AND MIKE TAXIWAYS, THE PILOT REPORTED AN INTERIOR FIRE AND INFORMED THE NORTH LOCAL CONTROLLER THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING EVACUATED. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS NOTIFIED VIA THE TOWER CAB CRASH PHONE. RESPONSE WAS IMMEDIATE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A HYDRAULIC LEAK CAUSING SMOKE TO FILL THE PASSENGER CABIN. RESCUE PERSONNEL INDICATED HYDRAULICS FLUID LEAKED INTERNALLY IN ROWS 13 THRU 15. ONE PASSENGER EXPERIENCED A MINOR CUT ON LEG AND ANOTHER PASSENGER EXPERIENCED AN ASTHMA ATTACK. NO PASSENGERS REQUIRED TRANSPORT FOR INJURIES. L1, R1 AND 42 DOORS WERE USED FOR THE EVACUATION.