20040213002429I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A310-222 · Indianapolis, IN · February 13, 2004

Date
February 13, 2004 · 23:31 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N449FE
Reported as
Airbus A310222
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9D*

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What happened

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

(-23) On landing roll out between approx 60-80 knots crew observed a flash on l/h side of a/c. after exiting runway they were informed by the tower that the #1 engine was on fire. There were no fire warnings in cockpit and did not observe any abnormal engine indications. An emergency evacuation was executed using the R1 slide. Fire was out when the crew had exited the aircraft. Subsequent inspection of the affected engine compartment revealed signs of coked (burnt) hydraulic fluid and soot on the right had side of the engine in the area of the hydraulic filter module. The insulation covering on one of the hydraulic lines had been dislaced either by fire, bleed air or some other source.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON LANDING ROLL OUT BETWEEN APPROX 60-80 KNOTS CREW OBSERVED A FLASH ON L/H SIDE OF A/C. AFTER EXITING RUNWAY THEY WERE INFORMED BY THE TOWER THAT THE #1 ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO FIRE WARNINGS IN COCKPIT AND DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS EXECUTED USING THE R1 SLIDE. FIRE WAS OUT WHEN THE CREW HAD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AFFECTED ENGINE COMPARTMENT REVEALED SIGNS OF COKED (BURNT) HYDRAULIC FLUID AND SOOT ON THE RIGHT HAD SIDE OF THE ENGINE IN THE AREA OF THE HYDRAULIC FILTER MODULE. THE INSULATION COVERING ON ONE OF THE HYDRAULIC LINES HAD BEEN DISLACED EITHER BY FIRE, BLEED AIR OR SOME OTHER SOURCE.

Other reports on N449FE · 1

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