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Preliminary Report: CRJ cockpit catches fire on the ramp
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<b>Bombardier CRJ, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009</b>–After external power was applied in preparation for a Part 121 scheduled flight, the Atlantic South
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Business Aviation
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Accidents
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<b>Bombardier CRJ, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009</b>–After external power was applied in preparation for a Part 121 scheduled flight, the Atlantic South
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Bombardier CRJ, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009–After external power was applied in preparation for a Part 121 scheduled flight, the Atlantic Southeast Airlines CRJ experienced a cockpit fire. The captain and flight attendant left via an airstair. The fire burned an 18-inch hole in the left upper cockpit crown skin before being extinguished by the Tallahassee Regional Airport fire department.

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Mary F. Silitch
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