# Incident 20150605008489I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202, Windsor Locks, CT, June 5, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2015, 12:15 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 41.9392° N, 72.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9392&lon=-72.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N363PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-202 (registry code 1390007, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 (registry code 52129, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-202
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW123
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG15IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15IA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150605008489I

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ENG15IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15IA024), Jun 5, 2015: Bombardier DHC 8 (N363PH), Windsor Locks, CT, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The arcing failure of the windshield heat power wire on the right windshield due to unknown reasons. Contributing to the severity of the fire was the lack of training or guidance provided to the crew…

## Other reports on N363PH (5)

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

- [Incident 20150621007989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621007989I), Jun 21, 2015: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202 (N363PH), Canandaigua, NY, No damage. Canandaigua airport, NY (D38):commutair flight 770, a DH8, diverted and landed on runway 31 due to a fire in the lavatory and smoke in the cockpit. The pilot…
- [Incident 20080918850919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918850919I), Sep 18, 2008: Dhav DHC8202 (N363PH), IN, No damage. (-23) An air carrier aircraft on an IFR flight plan at 14,000 feet MSL responded to a terminal collision advisory system (TCAS) resolution advisory (ra)…
- [Accident 20050829019919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050829019919A), Aug 29, 2005: Dhav DHC8202 (N363PH), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) While taxiing for takeoff NWA5 struck HORIZON66. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the horizon DHC-8 aircraft. Horizon 66 was holding short of…
- [Incident 20010129000859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010129000859I), Jan 29, 2001: Dhav DHC8202 (N363PH), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Noise heard at rotation, notified enroute by yakima (ykm) tower metal had separated from aircraft (a/c). On descent in Seattle/Tacoma (sea) second noise…
- [Incident 20000223016089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000223016089I), Feb 23, 2000: Dhav DHC8202 (N363PH), Redding, CA. (-23)Enroute @ flight level 210 elevator trim frozen. Trim was operable after landing. Maintenance lubed both screw jack assemblies.

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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