What happened
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(.19) On March 13, 1999, approximately 1530 mountain standard time, a Gulfstream aerospace g-iv, N411WW, received minor damage to the left engine following an airborne fire while in cruise flight near Durango, Colorado. The airline transport rated captain and first officer were not injured. The airplane was being operated by zeno air inc. of chicago, Illinois, under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country positioning flight which originated at santa barbara, California, approximately 1 hour 20 minutes before the incident. An IFR flight plan had been filed with a destination of chicago midway airport, chicago, Illinois. According to the captain, the airplane was cruising at 41,000 feet MSL when the crew noticed low fuel flow and low EGT readings on the left engine. He further stated that the oil temperature and fuel temperature gauges began to rise on the same engine. He requested clearance to descend and as he reduced the throttle, the fire light on the left engine illuminated. He pulled the left fire t-handle and the fire light extinguished. The crew secured the engine and landed. The lower forward area of the left engine nacelle was damaged by fire. (-23)flight crew had indication of in-flight fire. Left engine "t" handle pulled, landing made at dro was otherwise uneventful. No injuries on the ground or in the a/c. the left engine needle was damaged by the fire. The full extent of the damage or the exact cause of the fire remain to be determined.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MARCH 13, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1530 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV, N411WW, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE FOLLOWING AN AIRBORNE FIRE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR DURANGO, COLORADO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY ZENO AIR INC. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY POSITIONING FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED AT SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED WITH A DESTINATION OF CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN, THE AIRPLANE WAS CRUISING AT 41,000 FEET MSL WHEN THE CREW NOTICED LOW FUEL FLOW AND LOW EGT READINGS ON THE LEFT ENGINE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE AND FUEL TEMPERATURE GAUGES BEGAN TO RISE ON THE SAME ENGINE. HE REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO DESCEND AND AS HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE, THE FIRE LIGHT ON THE LEFT ENGINE ILLUMINATED. HE PULLED THE LEFT FIRE T-HANDLE AND THE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE CREW SECURED THE ENGINE AND LANDED. THE LOWER FORWARD AREA OF THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE. (-23)FLIGHT CREW HAD INDICATION OF IN-FLIGHT FIRE. LEFT ENGINE "T" HANDLE PULLED, LANDING MADE AT DRO WAS OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL. NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND OR IN THE A/C. THE LEFT ENGINE NEEDLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE OR THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE REMAIN TO BE DETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.