What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 0907 hours local time, one to two minutes after takeoff, the pilot had a left engine fire warning light illuminate. Both fire bottles were fired and after some delay the engine fire light went off. The engine was shutdown for approximately ten (10) minutes and wind milling prior to landing. The aircraft was met by firefighting equipment. A visual inspection was made on the engine by delta maintenance and the FAA. It appeared that the fuel pressure supply line on the stator vane 2.5 actuator had failed approximately four (4) inched upstream from the line attach fitting. This was indicated by the burn pattern on the inner cowling and is the forward most visible heat charred area directly under the failure area. Burning and excessive heat was evident around the length of the outer engine but within the cowling. Two holes approximately eight (8) inches in diameter were burned through the aft core cowling covering the turbine area at the seven (7) o'clock position. Maintenance will make a more in depth analysis on the cause after the engine is removed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0907 HOURS LOCAL TIME, ONE TO TWO MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HAD A LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE FIRED AND AFTER SOME DELAY THE ENGINE FIRE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) MINUTES AND WIND MILLING PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT. A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS MADE ON THE ENGINE BY DELTA MAINTENANCE AND THE FAA. IT APPEARED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SUPPLY LINE ON THE STATOR VANE 2.5 ACTUATOR HAD FAILED APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) INCHED UPSTREAM FROM THE LINE ATTACH FITTING. THIS WAS INDICATED BY THE BURN PATTERN ON THE INNER COWLING AND IS THE FORWARD MOST VISIBLE HEAT CHARRED AREA DIRECTLY UNDER THE FAILURE AREA. BURNING AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WAS EVIDENT AROUND THE LENGTH OF THE OUTER ENGINE BUT WITHIN THE COWLING. TWO HOLES APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8) INCHES IN DIAMETER WERE BURNED THROUGH THE AFT CORE COWLING COVERING THE TURBINE AREA AT THE SEVEN (7) O'CLOCK POSITION. MAINTENANCE WILL MAKE A MORE IN DEPTH ANALYSIS ON THE CAUSE AFTER THE ENGINE IS REMOVED.
NTSB investigation
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