19970614017889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR-72-212 · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · June 14, 1997

Date
June 14, 1997 · 18:00 local
Place
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N438AT
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97IA222
Reported as
Aerosp ATR72212
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW127
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,269 total3,409 in this make and model152 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: PIC stated that during approach to dfw, the no. 2 engine warning light illuminated. The crew discharged 1 (one) fire bottle and the fire was extinguished. The aircraft landed without further incident. Preliminary maintenance investigation found the clamp holding the no. 2 fuel nozzle tubes had allowed one tube to back out of it's receptacle and allowed fuel to spray out, subsequently causing the fire.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PIC STATED THAT DURING APPROACH TO DFW, THE NO. 2 ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DISCHARGED 1 (ONE) FIRE BOTTLE AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PRELIMINARY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CLAMP HOLDING THE NO. 2 FUEL NOZZLE TUBES HAD ALLOWED ONE TUBE TO BACK OUT OF IT'S RECEPTACLE AND ALLOWED FUEL TO SPRAY OUT, SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N438AT · 3

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