19990827035469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-291 · Atlantic City, NJ · August 27, 1999

Date
August 27, 1999 · 23:57 local
Place
Atlantic City, NJ
Airport
Atlantic City International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7375F
Reported as
Boeing 737291
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total2,450 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) As stated by the maintenance supervisor who was onboard at the time of the incident the aircraft departed acy and during climb out the #2 fire handle illuminated and the fire bell sounded. The pilot retarded #2 engine and the fire warning went out. The #2 engine was shut down using the appropriate procedures. After further investigation maintenance discovered that the starter control valve was stuck in the open position causing the starter to over speed and disintegrate damaging the inboard right engine cowling and the csd filter assembly. All maintenance was performed by contract maintenance. Starter control valve, starter and csd filter assy were removed and replaced as per log book page 001693, not dated. Notified nations pmi.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS STATED BY THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WHO WAS ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ACY AND DURING CLIMB OUT THE #2 FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE BELL SOUNDED. THE PILOT RETARDED #2 ENGINE AND THE FIRE WARNING WENT OUT. THE #2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN USING THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE STARTER CONTROL VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE STARTER TO OVER SPEED AND DISINTEGRATE DAMAGING THE INBOARD RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AND THE CSD FILTER ASSEMBLY. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED BY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE. STARTER CONTROL VALVE, STARTER AND CSD FILTER ASSY WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER LOG BOOK PAGE 001693, NOT DATED. NOTIFIED NATIONS PMI.

Other reports on N7375F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.