# NTSB ENG20WA039: Hawker Siddeley HS125, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, July 16, 2020

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 16, 2020, 16:03 local (16:03 UTC)
- Place: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: 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): 101775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG20WA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101775/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA039

## 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 best describes what happened.

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

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-BOO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER SIDDELEY HS125 (800SP)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 258143
- Engines: Honeywell TFE731 5R-1H turbo fan; Honeywell 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

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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