ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310375
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 March 2022 |
| Time: | 01:27 |
| Type: |  BAe Jetstream 32 |
| Owner/operator: | Fly Pelican |
| Registration: | VH-OTE |
| MSN: | 980 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Newcastle-Williamtown Airport, NSW (NTL/YWLM) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newcastle-Williamtown Airport, NSW (NTL/YWLM) |
| Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During cruise, flames and smoke were detected in the cabin. The crew turned off the electrical supply to the cabin lighting and the flames self extinguished. The crew returned the aircraft to Williamtown. The engineering inspection revealed a split wire in the passenger cabin lighting that was arcing to be the source of the fire.
Sources:
ATSB OA2022-01074
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fp213#2b4e3d58
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 2017 | VH-OTE | Pelican Airlines | 0 | near Canberra, ACT | |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2023 10:24 | harro | Updated |
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