What happened
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(-23) At 0630E on 10/24/2003, air tahoma flight 384, a CV-240 landed on runway 32 when the right engine caught fire. The ARFF responded and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries to the 2 occupants on board and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the engine and right wing. The right engine compartment was covered with copious amounts of oil. Additionally the top trailing edge of the right hand flap beneath the augmenter tube (beaver tail) has burn damage consisting of 7 or 8 softball size holes with associated warping of the metal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 0630E ON 10/24/2003, AIR TAHOMA FLIGHT 384, A CV-240 LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 2 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COVERED WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL. ADDITIONALLY THE TOP TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT HAND FLAP BENEATH THE AUGMENTER TUBE (BEAVER TAIL) HAS BURN DAMAGE CONSISTING OF 7 OR 8 SOFTBALL SIZE HOLES WITH ASSOCIATED WARPING OF THE METAL.
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