- Date
- October 9, 2019, 10:29 local (10:29 UTC)
- Place
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Injuries
- 16 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- ZS-TCPBAE AVRO146RJ
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100677
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Factual narrative
On October 9, 2019, a South African Airlink British Aerospace Avro 146-RJ85, registered in South Africa as ZS-TCP, experienced a No. 3 engine fire warning on departure from Cape Town International Aerodrome, Cape Town, South Africa. The airplane is equipped with Honeywell ALF507 engines. The South African Civil Aviation Authority, Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AAID) is investigating this incident. As the state of manufacture of the engine, the NTSB designated an U.S. accredited representative to assist the AAID with its investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Website: http://www.caa.co.za
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZS-TCP
- Reported as
- BAE AVRO146RJ (85)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E2389
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- South African Airlink
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Cape Town
- Destination
- Botswana
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Equipment
- Unknown