20140127000559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR · Chicago, IL · January 27, 2014

Date: January 27, 2014 · 19:10 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: R61A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N406YX
Reported as: Embraer ERJ170-200LR
Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
People aboard: 61
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N406YXRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000369 · Built 2013 Airframe modelEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR Engine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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On January 27, 2014, republic airlines flight 4309, ronald reagan national airport (dca) - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ord), N406YX, was evacuated after parking at the gate. The captain initiated an evacuation after seeing smoke and indications of fire outside the flight deck window. All exits were used and no injuries were reported. Flight attendants estimated evacuation time at one minute fifteen seconds. Cause of the smoke and fire was attributed to ground personnel connecting a ground power unit plug contaminated with ice and glycol to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 27, 2014, REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT 4309, RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA) - CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD), N406YX, WAS EVACUATED AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE. THE CAPTAIN INITIATED AN EVACUATION AFTER SEEING SMOKE AND INDICATIONS OF FIRE OUTSIDE THE FLIGHT DECK WINDOW. ALL EXITS WERE USED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ESTIMATED EVACUATION TIME AT ONE MINUTE FIFTEEN SECONDS. CAUSE OF THE SMOKE AND FIRE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO GROUND PERSONNEL CONNECTING A GROUND POWER UNIT PLUG CONTAMINATED WITH ICE AND GLYCOL TO THE AIRCRAFT.