- Date
- July 16, 2020, 16:03 local (16:03 UTC)
- Place
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- 5N-BOOHawker Siddeley HS125
- Defining event
- Enroute: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 101775
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Factual narrative
On July 16, 2020 a Hawker-Siddeley (Textron Aviation), powered by two Honeywell TFE731 5R-1H turbofan engines experienced a No. 1 (left engine) audible fire warning during cruise. The flight crew declared an emergency and made an uneventful landing at Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is investigating this incident and the National Transportation SafetyBoard is participating as the State of Manufacturer of the airplane and engines.
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
- 5N-BOO
- Reported as
- Hawker Siddeley HS125 (800SP)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 258143
- Engines
- Honeywell TFE731 5R-1H, turbo fanHoneywell TFE731 5R-1H, turbo fan
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Aero Contractors
- Registered owner
- Corporate Nigerian Operator
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Commuter; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- DNSO · Sokoto
- Destination
- DNPO · Port Harcourt
- Equipment
- Unknown