# NTSB ENG10WA007: Bogota, Colombia, December 27, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 27, 2009
- Place: Bogota, Colombia
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG10WA007
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75211/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG10WA007

## Analysis

On December 27, 2009, an Embraer EMB-190 operated by Aero Republica, a Colombian-certificated air carrier, experienced a fire in the left engine, a General Electric CF34-10E, after takeoff from El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia. The airplane returned to Bogota and landed without further incident. There were no injuries to the passengers and crew on board. The incident is being investigated by the Republic of Colombia Aeronáutica Civil. Further information pertaining to this incident can be obtained from: Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional Eldorado Apartado Aéreo 12307 , D.E. Colombia Tel.: (57) 1 4139894 Fax: (57) 1 4139276 AFTN: SKBOYAYX Telex: 044620 DAAC CO

## Factual narrative

On December 27, 2009, an Embraer EMB-190 operated by Aero Republica, a Colombian-certificated air carrier, experienced a fire in the left engine, a General Electric CF34-10E, after takeoff from El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia. The airplane returned to Bogota and landed without further incident. There were no injuries to the passengers and crew on board. The incident is being investigated by the Republic of Colombia Aeronáutica Civil. Further information pertaining to this incident can be obtained from: Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional Eldorado Apartado Aéreo 12307 , D.E. Colombia Tel.: (57) 1 4139894 Fax: (57) 1 4139276 AFTN: SKBOYAYX Telex: 044620 DAAC CO

## Aircraft

- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aero Republica, doing business as Aero Republica
- Registered owner: Aero Republica
- Airport: BOG, Bogota, Colombia

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

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