# NTSB ENG14WA003: BAE Systems Limit Avro 146-RJ85, Norwich, Norfolk, UK, United Kingdom, October 24, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 24, 2013, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Norwich, Norfolk, UK, United Kingdom
- Coordinates: 52.675834, 1.282777 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=52.6758&lon=1.2828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/800) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Other: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG14WA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88477/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14WA003

## Factual narrative

On October 24, 2013, a British Aerospace (BAE) 146 experienced an engine fire during a power check at Norwich International Airport (NWI), Norwich, Norfolk, UK. After receiving the fire warning maintenance crews successfully shut down the engine and extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported to maintenance personnel in the airplane or on the ground. The United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has been designated a United States Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention of Civil Aviation to assist the AAIB in the investigation. All inquiries concerning the incident should be directed to the AAIB at: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department of Transport Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom Tel.: (44) 1252 510300 (44) 1252 512299 (accident line) E-mail: investigations@aaib.gov.uk Fax: (44) 1252 376999 AFTN: EGGCYLYX Telex: 858119 ACCINV G Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk

## Sequence of events

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

- [Other: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: WITHHELD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMIT AVRO 146-RJ85 (85)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E2371
- Year built: 2000
- Engines: LYCOMING LF507-1F 2730 horsepower turbo fan; LYCOMING LF507-1F 2730 horsepower turbo fan; LYCOMING LF507-1F 2730 horsepower turbo fan; LYCOMING LF507-1F 2730 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: CityJet
- Registered owner: Cityjet Limited
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

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.

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