Plane Evacuated With No Injuries Reported

The local Cajun cuisine wasn't the only hot thing in Baton Rouge, LA Sunday afternoon. Things got a little hot on a Delta Air Lines regional flight, too -- a little too hot.

At approximately 1300 local time Sunday, the Canadair CRJ-200 Regional Jet operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines was evacuated at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport due to a fire in the right engine. Airport spokesman Ronnie Pickard said all 50 passengers and four crew were evacuated within 90 seconds with no injuries reported.

The flight had just started taxiing to the runway for departure to Atlanta, GA. According to WAFB in Baton Rouge, the pilot and passengers heard a loud "pop" about three minutes into the taxi.

As the aircraft started its takeoff roll, the pilot noticed a fire indication warning for the right engine.

Delta ferried another aircraft to Baton Rouge to accommodate the passengers, and continue the flight to Atlanta.

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 914EV        Make/Model: CRJ2      Description: CANADAIR CRJ-200, RJ-200 REGIONAL JET

  Date: 05/18/2008     Time: 1815

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: BATON ROUGE   State: LA   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  N914EV, ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES FLIGHT ASQ4320, A BOMBARDIER CL600
  AIRCRAFT, REJECTED THE TAKEOFF DUE TO AN ENGINE PROBLEM, NO INJURIES
  REPORTED, BATON ROUGE, LA

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   3     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   U
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: CLR

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Business      Phase: Take-off      Operation: Air Carrier

  FAA FSDO: BATON ROUGE, LA  (SW03)               Entry date: 05/19/2008

FMI: www.faa.gov