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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab-Fairchild 340A · Anchorage, AK · January 21, 2021

Date: January 21, 2021 · 13:43 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Ted Stevens International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: UATA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N907RA
Reported as: Saab-Fairchild 340A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N907RARegistered now · Saab-Fairchild 340AS/N 340A-111 · Built 1987 Airframe modelSaab-Fairchild 340A Engine modelGE CT7-5A2Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The crew was cleared for a visual approach to runway 7R. The aircraft was descending into Anchorage international airport on right base. The SIC noticed sparks and then small flames on the lower right side of the co-pilots windscreen. The PIC immediately turned off the windscreen heat and took control of the aircraft. The co-pilot turned and grabbed the fire extinguisher and extinguished the fire. The fire went out immediately. The crew landed safely on 7R and taxied to the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

THE CREW WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 7R. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING INTO ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON RIGHT BASE. THE SIC NOTICED SPARKS AND THEN SMALL FLAMES ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE CO-PILOTS WINDSCREEN. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE WINDSCREEN HEAT AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CO-PILOT TURNED AND GRABBED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY. THE CREW LANDED SAFELY ON 7R AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP.