# Incident 20150428004719I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Philadelphia, PA, April 28, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2015, 16:00 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N336NG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N336NG-2017-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW150A
- People aboard: 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,080 total, 1,351 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150428004719I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT 11000 FEET JUST SOUTHEAST OF PHL, ENROUTE TO EWR, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE #2 ENGINE.  CREW RAN THE ENGINE FAIL/FIRE/SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST TO SECURE THE ENGINE.  CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH KPHL APPROACH.  AFTER SECURING THE ENGINE CREW RECEIVED THE FIRST FIRE WARNING ON THE #2 ENGINE.  CREW DISCHARGED FORWARD FIRE BOTTLE AND THE AFT BOTTLE 30 SECONDS LATER WHEN THE FIRE DID NOT GO OUT.  AFTER THE SECOND BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, THE FIRE INDICATION CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 30 SECONDS, AND THEN WENT OUT.  CREW THEN REQUESTED IMMEDIATE DIVERSION TO PHL.  DURING THE TURN AND DESCENT TO THE RUNWAY, RECEIVED THE SECOND FIRE INDICATION ON #2. TOTAL TIME FOR THE FIRST FIRE INDICATION WAS ABOUT 90 SECONDS. THE SECOND FIRE INDICATION WAS SHORTER, ABOUT 60 SECONDS.

BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SUFFERED AN INTERNAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TURBINE.  EVACUATION INFORMATION;

1. REASON FOR EVACUATION; NUMBER TWO (2) ENGINE FIRE.

2. CREWMEMBER INITIATED THE EVACUATION.

3. THE (1L, 2L) LEFT SIDE EXITS WERE USED.  CAPTAIN INSTRUCTIONS TO EVACUATE OUT LEFT SIDE ONLY DUE TO RIGHT SIDE ENGINE ISSUE (FIRE).

4. NO EXIT MALFUNCTION.

5. YES, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT CLOSE TO TWO THIRDS OF PEOPLE EXITED OUT THE 1L EXIT.

6. ESTIMATED TIME AT 90 SECONDS.

7. NO INJURIES

## Other reports on N336NG (1)

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

- [Incident 20130725017159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130725017159I), Jul 25, 2013: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N336NG), Newark, NJ, No damage. The aircraft had returned to ewr for landing, shortly after declaring an emergency during climbout, due to visible smoke reported in the cabin and associated…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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