- Date
- June 28, 1987, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 81 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N146APBritish Aerospace BAE-146-100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870628041479I
- Case key
- 40546
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During pushback and while starting the #4 engine the auxiliary power unit which provides electrical power to the engine starter tripped off the line. The loss of electrical power to the engine starter resulted in a hung start at approximately 25% N2 RPM. Without electrical power to the starter the engine could not be motored consequently pooled fuel continued to burn within the engine compartment. The crew was advised of the fire condition, discharged the #4 engine fire extinguisher and ordered an evacuation of the aircraft. The fire terminated shortly after the commencement of the evacuation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N146AP
- Reported as
- British Aerospace BAE-146-100 (BAE-146-10)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E1013
- Airframe hours
- 5,333
- Engine
- Lycoming ALF-502-R, 6,970 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Pacific Southwest Airlines Inc
- Registered owner
- Cargill Leasing Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- SNA · Orange County, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LAS · Mccarran Intnl
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,233 total · 640 in this make and model · 166 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 102 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N146AP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.