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British BAE-146-200 N609AW

17 April 1994 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 April 1994 at about 16:35 local time, a British BAE-146-200 registered N609AW was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 72 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:35
Classification
Incident
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
British BAE-146-200
Registration
N609AW
Category
Airplane
Engines
4
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Lexington
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI94IA134

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
72 0 0 0 72

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During climb after takeoff the number two engine fire warning activated. The flight crew secured the engine and completed the emergency checklist. The captain declared an emergency and returned to the airport. After landing, the captain directed the first officer, and the fire department to visually inspect the number two engine. No fire damage was evident. The airplane was taxied to the gate and the passengers were deplaned. Examination of the engine revealed a loose fuel nozzle in the right hand fuel manifold on the number two engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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15 Dec 1990 British BAE 146-200
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