20010905025019A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Denver, CO · September 5, 2001

Date
September 5, 2001 · 17:10 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Denver International
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
BRAF
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
GVIIK

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.

(-23) A B-777 parked at gate A-37 was on fire. Flames engulfed the left wing area of the aircraft. The fuel truck was on fire, the fueler was badly burned. The single point fuel nozzle had came loose from the inboard fuel adapter. The fuel hose and single point was wedged between the cab of the truck and the fueling components on the truck. The single-point nozzle plunger was jammed in the open position. Examination of the nozzle revealed all three ears from the wing fueling adapter were in the nozzle causing it to remain open and disperse fuel onto the fueler, fuel truck, and surrounding area. The fuel truck's engine was running at the time. Witnesses stated they saw flames start at the truck. Examination of the wing fuel adapter revealed the three tabs missing. Damage to the aircraft included left cowling composite structure, a number of wing panels and the left engine pylon and wing were scorched.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A B-777 PARKED AT GATE A-37 WAS ON FIRE. FLAMES ENGULFED THE LEFT WING AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS ON FIRE, THE FUELER WAS BADLY BURNED. THE SINGLE POINT FUEL NOZZLE HAD CAME LOOSE FROM THE INBOARD FUEL ADAPTER. THE FUEL HOSE AND SINGLE POINT WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND THE FUELING COMPONENTS ON THE TRUCK. THE SINGLE-POINT NOZZLE PLUNGER WAS JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE NOZZLE REVEALED ALL THREE EARS FROM THE WING FUELING ADAPTER WERE IN THE NOZZLE CAUSING IT TO REMAIN OPEN AND DISPERSE FUEL ONTO THE FUELER, FUEL TRUCK, AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE FUEL TRUCK'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW FLAMES START AT THE TRUCK. EXAMINATION OF THE WING FUEL ADAPTER REVEALED THE THREE TABS MISSING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED LEFT COWLING COMPOSITE STRUCTURE, A NUMBER OF WING PANELS AND THE LEFT ENGINE PYLON AND WING WERE SCORCHED.