# Incident 19980329011289I: Beech 1900D, Miami, FL, March 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GUUA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89UE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980329011289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: RIGHT ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT 9000 MSC, VMC, 2300 FUEL. INSTANTANEOUS SHUDDERING, VIBRATION AND YAW FAILURE. VERIFIED W. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS - THEN RIGHT FIREWALL FUEL FIRE LITE ILLUM. SECURED ENGINE - CHECKLIST, NORM SINGLE ENGINE LANDING IN MIAMI. NO IN FLIGHT FIRE DETECTED OR DECLARED. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THAT FIRE HAD OCCURRED IN #2 ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE WAS LIMITED TO THE FIRESEAL AND SEVERAL PLASTIC DRAIN TUBES CONTAINED IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FUEL OIL HEATER, ENGINE ICE VANE ACTUATOR, IGNITER BOX AND IGNITER LEADS WERE CHANGED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BECAUSE, THEY WERE LOCATED IN PROXIMITY OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY FUEL WHICH SPRAYED OUT OF THE PURGE CAN AND IGNITED AFTER THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. THE PURGE CAN WAS SPLIT WHEN THE ENGINE BLEED VALVE STUCK CAUSING A COMPRESSOR STALL. THE STALL CAUSED EXCESSIVE AIR PRESSURE TO ENTER THE CAN WHICH SPLIT THE CAN. FUEL FROM THE SPLIT CAN SPRAYED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT IGNITED. A CHECK VALVE WAS FOUND FAILED IN THE OPEN POSITION, ALLOWING FUEL INTO THE PURGE CAN FROM THE FUEL NOZZLE MANIFOLD. THIS CAN IS NORMALLY PRESSURIZED WITH P3 AIR, BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE FUEL IN IT. THREE COMPONENTS, A PURGE CAN P/N 129-920036-1, A BLEED VALVE P/N 3117010-01, AND A FLOW DIVIDER CHECK VALVE P/N 3036640 WERE REPLACED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                    THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED. A FLOW DIVIDER CHECK VALVE P/N 3036640 WERE REPLACED.

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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