# Incident 20220403002669I: Bombardier Inc BD-700-2A12, West Palm Beach, FL, April 3, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2022, 10:05 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Y9PA
- Location: 26.6859° N, 80.0890° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6859&lon=-80.0890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier BD-700-2A12 (registry code 1390052, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-bd-700-2a12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE PASSPRT-20-19 (registry code 31532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-passprt-20-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC BD-700-2A12
- Reported engine: GE PASSPRT 20-19
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG22LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220403002669I

## Narrative

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

04/03/2022, ON TAKEOFF FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED FIRE WARNING LIGHT IN #2 ENGINE THEN INDICATOR EXTINGUISHED. CREW CONTINUED FLIGHT, AT 8000 FEET THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY TO RETURN TO PBI. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN ENGINE FIRE HAD OCCURRED. THE #2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 04/15/2022. SDR AND LOGBOOK ENTRY HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

## 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 ENG22LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22LA020), Apr 3, 2022: Bombardier BD-700-2A12 (N63RP), West Palm Beach, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: An in-flight engine fire resulted from a fuel leak from fuel nozzle No. 16 pigtail-to-fuel manifold b-nut connection that contacted hot engine parts and ignited. Contributing to the manifold fuel…

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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