BAE Systems AVRO146RJ ZS-TCP

Summary

On 9 October 2019 at about 10:29 local time, a BAE Systems AVRO146RJ registered ZS-TCP, operated by South African Airlink, was involved in an incident near Cape Town, South Africa. 16 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 October 2019 at 10:29

Classification

Incident

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

BAE Systems AVRO146RJ

Registration

ZS-TCP

Category

Airplane

Operator

South African Airlink

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cape Town → Botswana

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG20WA007

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 9, 2019, a South African Airlink British Aerospace Avro 146-RJ85, registered in South Africa as ZS-TCP, experienced a No. 3 engine fire warning on departure from Cape Town International Aerodrome, Cape Town, South Africa. The airplane is equipped with Honeywell ALF507 engines. The South African Civil Aviation Authority, Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AAID) is investigating this incident. As the state of manufacture of the engine, the NTSB designated an U.S. accredited representative to assist the AAID with its investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Website: http://www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.