ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164938
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 March 2014 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways |
| Registration: | N664AW |
| MSN: | 1621 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 150 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR) |
| Charlotte Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
US Airways Flight 687, while taxiing out, experienced an APU fire. The fire was quickly extinguished and the aircraft taxied back to the gate without incident.
There were no injuries and the passengers deplaned normally; damage to the aircraft is unknown.
Sources:
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/03/plane_fire_at_newark_liberty_forces_airport_closure.html
http://pix11.com/2014/03/25/fire-on-us-airways-flight-shuts-down-newark-airport/#axzz2x30clfGW
FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2014 16:59 | Alexander Wyche | Added |
| 26-Mar-2014 17:06 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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