ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68128
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| Date: | 03-SEP-2009 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) |
| Owner/operator: | JetBlue Airways |
| Registration: | N258JB |
| C/n / msn: | 19000047 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 93 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | In flight near Nassau -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Orlando, Florida |
| Nassau, Bahamas |
A fire reportedly started in the No. 1 engine of JetBlue Airways Flight 1781. The fire was extinguished after the aircraft landed. Occupants were evacuated using slides. No injuries reported.
Sources:
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSN0313055620090903
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JBU1781/history/20090903/1644Z/KMCO/MYNN
Images:
Photo of N258JB courtesy AirHistory.net
Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (KFLL / FLL)
24 November 2013; (c) Lewis Grant
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2009 19:11 | slowkid | Added |
| 04-Sep-2009 06:43 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Sep-2009 07:37 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Nov-2015 19:50 | junior sjc | Updated [Cn] |
| 27-Nov-2015 07:06 | junior sjc | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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