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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Coatesville, PA · February 17, 1978

Date: February 17, 1978 · 12:00 local
Place: Coatesville, PA
Airport: Chester Co
Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N54001
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N54001Registration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7405351 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine fire immediately after run-up. Suspect main fuel hose. Firewall to fuel pump was leaking under pressure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE IMMEDIATELY AFTER RUN-UP. SUSPECT MAIN FUEL HOSE. FIREWALL TO FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING UNDER PRESSURE.

Other reports on N54001 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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