19990409035319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · New York, NY · April 9, 1999

Date: April 9, 1999 · 09:37 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: BRAF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: GBOAF
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed rwy 31L at jfk approx. 1300Z. Passing a heading of 235 max continuous pwr was applied. A fire warning occurred on #1 eng. Engine fire overheat or severe damage checklist was carried out. Both fire bottles were discharged but the warning remained. A mayday call was made. Warning ceased after 2 minutes. Fuel jettison, landing weight 130,000KGS. After 2 minutes the warning returned and remained for approx. 30 seconds. When the second warning extinguished the mayday was downgraded to pan. The aircraft landed on rwy 31L and taxied to gate without further incident. Maint. Found fuel pump with a blown seal which sprayed fuel under engine causing fire in 2" area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 31L AT JFK APPROX. 1300Z. PASSING A HEADING OF 235 MAX CONTINUOUS PWR WAS APPLIED. A FIRE WARNING OCCURRED ON #1 ENG. ENGINE FIRE OVERHEAT OR SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST WAS CARRIED OUT. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED BUT THE WARNING REMAINED. A MAYDAY CALL WAS MADE. WARNING CEASED AFTER 2 MINUTES. FUEL JETTISON, LANDING WEIGHT 130,000KGS. AFTER 2 MINUTES THE WARNING RETURNED AND REMAINED FOR APPROX. 30 SECONDS. WHEN THE SECOND WARNING EXTINGUISHED THE MAYDAY WAS DOWNGRADED TO PAN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 31L AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT. FOUND FUEL PUMP WITH A BLOWN SEAL WHICH SPRAYED FUEL UNDER ENGINE CAUSING FIRE IN 2" AREA.