19990617022269I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 7272J0 · St Louis, MO · June 17, 1999

Date
June 17, 1999 · 04:45 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
P9RA
Aircraft
N906PG
Reported as
Boeing 7272J0
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D*
People aboard
149
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,500 total9,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(From -23) crew noticed a higher than normal fuel consumption on no. 1 tank. They were monitoring and consumption began to increase. Elected to divert to stl. Local mechanics from twa evaluated the no. 1 engine and found that with the boost pumps on, there was an excessive fuel leak at the no. 1 engine fuel control unit. Someone (unable to determine who) reported seeing a fire so the captain elected to evacuate. The airplane was evacuated through the R-1 and L-1 emergency exit positions. One passenger sustained minor injuries (scraped elebow, treated at the scene). Investigation revealed no evidence of fire. Interview with the fire chief determined that none of the firemen had seen any fire.

As the FAA filed it

(FROM -23) CREW NOTICED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL FUEL CONSUMPTION ON NO. 1 TANK. THEY WERE MONITORING AND CONSUMPTION BEGAN TO INCREASE. ELECTED TO DIVERT TO STL. LOCAL MECHANICS FROM TWA EVALUATED THE NO. 1 ENGINE AND FOUND THAT WITH THE BOOST PUMPS ON, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE FUEL LEAK AT THE NO. 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. SOMEONE (UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHO) REPORTED SEEING A FIRE SO THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO EVACUATE. THE AIRPLANE WAS EVACUATED THROUGH THE R-1 AND L-1 EMERGENCY EXIT POSITIONS. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES (SCRAPED ELEBOW, TREATED AT THE SCENE). INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. INTERVIEW WITH THE FIRE CHIEF DETERMINED THAT NONE OF THE FIREMEN HAD SEEN ANY FIRE.