# Accident 19980121000509A: Aerosp ATR42320, Windsor Locks, CT, January 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1998, 21:23 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15827 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- Reported engine: PWA PW121
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980121000509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON RWY 33 AT BD. THE CREW EVACUATED 36 PASSENGERS WITH ONLY A SCRATCHED FINGER TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AS THE ONLY INJURY. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT THE FILTER BOWL ON A LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER THAT IS PART OF THE ENGINE FUEL HEATER CAME APART. THIS CAUSED FUEL TO ESCAPE INSIDE THE ENGINE NACELLE WHERE IT WAS PROBABLY IGNITED BY THE EXHAUST SECTION OF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS AND WING AS A RESULT OF 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 NYC98FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA062), Jan 22, 1998: Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 (N15827), Windsor Locks, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper overhaul of lug holes on the fuel/oil heat exchanger. A factor was the lack of direction contained in the manufacturer's overhaul manual for working with the lug holes.

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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