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| Date: | Friday 7 August 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Connection, opb SkyWest Airlines |
| Registration: | N594SW |
| MSN: | 7285 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-3A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA/KBNA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA/KBNA) |
| Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG/KCVG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Air Lines flight DL4811 suffered an APU fire during startup at Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA). The aircraft had been pushed back from the gate for a flight to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG) when the APU was started. Large flames emanted from the APU on the right rear side of the plane. The flames died quickly as the APU was shut down by the crew.
Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flame-erupts-from-skywest-plane-at-nashville-airport/
Location
Media:
BREAKING: Plane catches fire on tarmac at #Nashville Int'l Airport. No reports of injuries yet. @GoodTimesArie @AMHQ pic.twitter.com/LANXOlzlLp
— Anaridis Rodriguez (@Anaridis) August 7, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2015 18:05 | harro | Added |
| 07-Aug-2015 18:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Embed code, ] |
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