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FAA incident report · Amtr VARIEZE · Corcoran, CA · June 14, 2000

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Date
June 14, 2000 · 15:55 local
Place
Corcoran, CA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N27960
Reported as
Amtr Varieze
N27960Registered now · Halsmer Joseph L JR VARIEZES/N 780 · Built 1983Airframe modelHalsmer Joseph L JR VARIEZEEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Fuel tank vent hoses (lines) were detoriated. The nose high altitude during take off of f and climb out caused fuel to run from the vent lines, hose were detoriated allowing fuel to run into the engine compartment and ignite. The fire damaged the carburetor and air filter causing a loss of power. When the nose of the a/c was lowered the fuel stopped running from the vent lines and the fire extinguished itself. The a/c landed safely at Corcoran, CA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FUEL TANK VENT HOSES (LINES) WERE DETORIATED. THE NOSE HIGH ALTITUDE DURING TAKE OFF OF F AND CLIMB OUT CAUSED FUEL TO RUN FROM THE VENT LINES, HOSE WERE DETORIATED ALLOWING FUEL TO RUN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IGNITE. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE CARBURETOR AND AIR FILTER CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. WHEN THE NOSE OF THE A/C WAS LOWERED THE FUEL STOPPED RUNNING FROM THE VENT LINES AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. THE A/C LANDED SAFELY AT CORCORAN, CA.