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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-282 · Grand Rapids, MI · March 3, 2002

Date: March 3, 2002 · 07:50 local
Place: Grand Rapids, MI
Airport: Kent County International
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: RYNA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N281SC
Reported as: Boeing 727282
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0

N281SCRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2017 · Boeing 727-282S/N 21949 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBoeing 727-282 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-17 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) Ryan international airlines flight 960, N281SC, B-727 landed at gerald ford international airport at 07:40 (local time) and taxied to the ramp. The aircraft arrived at the ramp and the #3 engine caught fire at 07:50 (local time). ATCT notified ARFF and emergency equipment was dispatched to aircraft at gate A5 with flame coming out of #3 engine. The crew also reported smoke in the cockpit. The fire was out prior to the emergency equipment arrival. The captain stated that he believed the #3 engine was overserviced with oil. After the captain shut down the #3 engine, he feels that fuel accumulated. When attempted a restart, flames were produced. There was no apparent damage and ARFF was unable to locate any fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) RYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 960, N281SC, B-727 LANDED AT GERALD FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 07:40 (LOCAL TIME) AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE RAMP AND THE #3 ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AT 07:50 (LOCAL TIME). ATCT NOTIFIED ARFF AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO AIRCRAFT AT GATE A5 WITH FLAME COMING OUT OF #3 ENGINE. THE CREW ALSO REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FIRE WAS OUT PRIOR TO THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ARRIVAL. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE #3 ENGINE WAS OVERSERVICED WITH OIL. AFTER THE CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN THE #3 ENGINE, HE FEELS THAT FUEL ACCUMULATED. WHEN ATTEMPTED A RESTART, FLAMES WERE PRODUCED. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE AND ARFF WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FIRE.