# Incident 19970614017889I: Aerosp ATR72212, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, June 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N438AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438AT-2006-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-212 (registry code 8680946, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-72-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney 127 (registry code 52132, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR72212
- Reported engine: PWA PW127
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,269 total, 3,409 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97IA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614017889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97IA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA222), Jun 14, 1997: Aerospatiale ATR-72-12 (N438AT), Dallas, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the engine fire during descent resulting from a loose, leaking fuel transfer tube due to improper installation and alignment of the transfer tube's retaining clip. Contributing factors were the…

## Other reports on N438AT (3)

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

- [Incident 20030901022069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901022069I), Sep 1, 2003: Aerosp ATR72212 (N438AT), San Juan, Puerto Rico. (-23) On September 1, 2003, this office received notification from southern region operations center concerning American eagle flt. 5408 (438AT) an ATR-72.…
- [Incident 19971011035349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971011035349I), Oct 11, 1997: Aerosp ATR72212 (N438AT), Traverse City, MI. Narrative: American eagle (simmons airlines-sima), flight 4253 IG3197019 an aerospatiale ATR-72, aircraft serial number 438, registration number N438AT,…
- [Incident 19950416010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950416010519I), Apr 16, 1995: Aerosp ATR72212 (N438AT), Springfield, MO. Narrative: American eagle flight 3948 departed sgf at 2010Z. The aircraft was on climb out, enroute to dfw when the crew experienced a torque flux on the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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