ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70716
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| Date: | Saturday 26 December 2009 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA42 Twin Star |
| Owner/operator: | Twinstar Education Partners LLC |
| Registration: | N629SA |
| MSN: | 42.AC011 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Near Atlantic City International Airport (KACY), New Jersey -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| New Castle Airport - KILG | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft enroute to New Castle Airport, Wilmington, DE, diverted to Atlantic City due to engine fire warning activation and landed without incident. Inspection revealed signs of the aircraft having been on fire.
UPDATE - Per the aircraft maintenance log records, this was a faulty fire warning sensor. There was no evidence of fire in flight. At the time of this incident there was a known condition with the engine fire warning sensor system which was later addressed by the manufacturer.
Sources:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/wireapnewsnj/Possible.engine.fire.2.1391824.html_
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_e60fea32-f256-11de-b3f4-001cc4c03286.html
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6165244&nocomments=true (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2009 10:51 | slowkid | Added |
| 11-May-2011 13:53 | jeffatpas | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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