# NTSB ENG19WA045: Embraer ERJ190, Devon, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, February 28, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 28, 2019, 07:45 local (07:45 UTC)
- Place: Devon, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: 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): 101240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG19WA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101240/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA045

## Factual narrative

On February 28, 2019, an Embraer ERJ 190-200 LR powered by two General Electric CF34 10E7 turbofan engines, experienced smoke filling the cabin during the takeoff roll from Exeter International Airport, Devon, United Kingdom. The takeoff was aborted and an evacuation of the airplane was performed. There were no reported injuries to the flight crew or passengers on board. The United Kingdom Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) is conducting an investigation into this event and the United States National Transportation Safety Board has assigned an Accredited Representative to support the AAIB investigation in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the engines.

## Sequence of events

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

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

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-FBEJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Embraer ERJ190 (200LR)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19000155
- Engines: General Electric CF34 10E7 turbo fan; General Electric CF34 10E7 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Flybe Ltd
- Registered owner: Flybe Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: EXT, Exeter Airport
- Destination: ALC, Alicante
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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