# NTSB ENG14RA014: BAE AVRO146RJ - 100, Perth, Australia, Australia, April 29, 2014

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 29, 2014
- Place: Perth, Australia, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG14RA014
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89245/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14RA014

## Factual narrative

On April 29, 2014, a British Aerospace BAE AVRO 146-RJ100, registration VH-NJI, experienced a No. 2 engine (left inboard) fire from the Honeywell LF507-1F turbofan engine during climb from Perth, Australia. The airplane was returned to Perth where an uneventful landing occurred. No injuries were reported. The investigation is being conducted by the AustralianTransport Safety Board (ATSB). The NTSB is participating as the US Accredited Representative as the state of manufacturer for the engines. The ATSB can be contacted at atsbinfo@atsb.gov.au or by phone locally at (02) 6257 4150 or by phone internationally at +61 2 6257 4150.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event)
- [Initial climb: Engine shutdown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/140)
- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-NJI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAE AVRO146RJ - 100 (100)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E3265
- Year built: 1995
- Engines: Honeywell (Allied Signal) LF507-1F turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Operator: National Jet Express
- Registered owner: Trident Jet (Dublin) Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: PER, Perth
- Destination: Barrow Island
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: PER, Perth

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.