Cockpit fire (on ground, no "swooping" or "terrified" pax)
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Hi Danny,
I was sent those pics the other day and this message accompanied them (can't vouch for its accuracy tho):
Accident occurred Sunday, March 01, 2009 in Tallahassee, FL
Aircraft: BOMBARDIER CRJ, registration: N830AS
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
ASA Airlines flight 5533, a Bombardier CRJ-200, experienced a cockpit fire on the ground shortly after external power was applied to the airplane in preparation for flight. The captain and one flight attendant evacuated the airplane via an airstair without injuries. They were the only individuals on the airplane at the time. The fire department extinguished the fire after it had burned an approximate 18 inch hole through the left upper cockpit crown skin. The flight, intended to be conducted as Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 scheduled service, was to be flown from Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), Tallahassee, Florida, to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia.
Regards,
BB.
I was sent those pics the other day and this message accompanied them (can't vouch for its accuracy tho):
Accident occurred Sunday, March 01, 2009 in Tallahassee, FL
Aircraft: BOMBARDIER CRJ, registration: N830AS
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
ASA Airlines flight 5533, a Bombardier CRJ-200, experienced a cockpit fire on the ground shortly after external power was applied to the airplane in preparation for flight. The captain and one flight attendant evacuated the airplane via an airstair without injuries. They were the only individuals on the airplane at the time. The fire department extinguished the fire after it had burned an approximate 18 inch hole through the left upper cockpit crown skin. The flight, intended to be conducted as Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 scheduled service, was to be flown from Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), Tallahassee, Florida, to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia.
Regards,
BB.
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These pix have been making the email circuit, but with a story about it being a lightning strike. I replied each time that I had never seen a strike that looked anything even close, and speculated it was an electrical bus overheat.
Glad to get the truth. I'll reply back upstream, as I do with the fake stories about the Etihad A340.
GB
Glad to get the truth. I'll reply back upstream, as I do with the fake stories about the Etihad A340.
GB