What happened
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On June 5, 2015, about 1215 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Bombardier DHC-8-202 airplane, N363PH, had an in-flight cockpit fire during approach into Bradley International Airport (bdl) Windsor Locks,CT. The crew donned masks, declared an emergency, and landed without incident. An evacuation was performed on the taxiway. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew. The airplane sustained minor damage to the co-pilot windshield and electric heating element. The aircraft was registered to wells fargo bank northwest na trustee and operated by champlain enterprises, inc. (doing business as commutair-united express, flight 4776) under the provisions of 14 CFR part 121 as a scheduled passenger flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from newark liberty international airport (erw), newark, new jersey, at 1134 EDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 5, 2015, ABOUT 1215 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A BOMBARDIER DHC-8-202 AIRPLANE, N363PH, HAD AN IN-FLIGHT COCKPIT FIRE DURING APPROACH INTO BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BDL) WINDSOR LOCKS,CT. THE CREW DONNED MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED ON THE TAXIWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OR CREW. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CO-PILOT WINDSHIELD AND ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO WELLS FARGO BANK NORTHWEST NA TRUSTEE AND OPERATED BY CHAMPLAIN ENTERPRISES, INC. (DOING BUSINESS AS COMMUTAIR-UNITED EXPRESS, FLIGHT 4776) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 121 AS A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH OPERATED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ERW), NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AT 1134 EDT.
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