ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175743
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 April 2015 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | United Express, opb Republic Airlines |
| Registration: | N336NG |
| MSN: | 4336 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 75 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) |
| Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8, N336NG, diverted to Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL) due to a reported engine fire.
The aircraft, operating flight UA4882, departed Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) at 14:51 hours local time (18:51 hours UTC), bound for Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR).
En route the flight developed engine problems, necessitating a diversion to Philadelphia.
A safe landing was made about 16:00 hours local time (20:00 UTC) on runway 27L and the aircraft was evacuated on the runway. ARFF services attended to the nr. 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A engine.
Sources:
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Philadelphia-International-Airport-Evacuation-301595131.html
https://twitter.com/PHLAirport
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/flights/ua4882/#61ed51c
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL4882/history/20150428/1830Z/KRDU/KEWR/tracklog
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Media:
#BREAKING: Ground stop at Philly International until 5 p.m. due to plane catching fire: http://t.co/OHmS7Ie9Pk pic.twitter.com/mkx5wPwLnt
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) April 28, 2015Philly airport temporarily closed, a plane made an emergency landing. Hope everyone is okay! pic.twitter.com/A7mV3dprux
— AnnMarie Kreitzer (@amkreitzer) April 28, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2015 20:43 | harro | Added |
| 28-Apr-2015 20:43 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Apr-2015 20:45 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Apr-2015 20:55 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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