# Incident 20020521011559I: Swrngn SA227AC, Miami, FL, May 21, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2002, 09:10 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: LNXA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61NE-2012-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,188 total, 923 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020521011559I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER SHUTTING DOWN OF THE ENGINES, THE FIRST OFFICER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE THE ENGINES PROPELLER FOR HEAT DISSIPATION (WHICH IS A NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT ENGINES), HE NOTED SMOKE EXITING THE TAILPIPE FROM NUMBER TWO ENGINE. IN LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE, THE PILOT OBSERVED FLAMES INSIDE THE TAILPIPE. THE FIRST OFFICER ADVISED THE CAPTAIN OF THE SITUATION WHO PROCEEDED WITH THE ENGINE CHECK LIST AND DISCHARGED THE ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO FIRE WARNING ON THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OR AT ANY TIME DURING THE EVENT. NO FURTHER INDICATION OF FIRE WAS NOTED AFTER DISCHARGED OF THE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS NOTED, THAT UNWARRANTED FUEL, FLOW INTO THE ENGINE WHILE IT WAS SPOOLING DOWN AFTER SHUTDOWN WAS INITIATED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED AN INTERMITTENT FAULT IN THE AUTO IGNITION PRESSURE SWITCH CIRCUIT WAS FOUND, CAUSING FUEL TO BE REINTRODUCED WHILE THE ENGINE ROTATION SLOWED. REPLACEMENT OF THE AUTO IGNITION SWITCH CORRECTED THE FAULT.

## Other reports on N61NE (2)

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

- [Incident 19980501019909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980501019909I), May 1, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N61NE), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Exited left off runway during takeoff due to nose gear steering malfunction. Taxied t ogate and evacuated passengers.
- [Incident 19930211006799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930211006799I), Feb 11, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N61NE), New York, NY, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while being marshalled into gate. Had no wing walker.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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