ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165893
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 2014 |
| Time: | 14:17z |
| Type: |  Boeing 747SP-J6 |
| Owner/operator: | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. |
| Registration: | C-FPAW |
| MSN: | 21934/467 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 50 kilometres from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | CYMX |
| CYMX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilots returned to Montréal–Mirabel International Airport after the plane suffered a serious engine fire. After bringing the fire under control and dumping fuel, the crew prepared the aircraft for the landing configuration and carried out a successful emergency landing at the airport. There were no injuries. The aircraft was operating a test flight for the turbofan engine company Pratt & Whitney.
Added, shortly after departure, pilots noted fire indication in test engine, engine was shut down, they did not declare emergency, but had to dump fuel prior to uneventful landing - no damage to aircraft.
Sources:
CADORS; 2014Q0725
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=C-FPAW
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2014/04/29/21636831.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2014 20:11 | Útila | Added |
| 04-May-2014 12:41 | bizjets101 | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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