# Incident 20070622014259I: Swrngn SA226TC, Spokane, WA, June 22, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2007, 10:45 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QTVA
- Location: 47.6190° N, 117.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPOKANE INTL (GEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6190&lon=-117.5352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160WA-2023-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA226TC (registry code 8780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070622014259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C LANDED, SHUT DOWN #1, SHUT OFF POWER, AND UNLOADED CARGO FROM AFT LEFT CARGO DOOR. UPON RESTART OF #1, MAIN BUS POWER BATTERY CABLE 6" FROM BATTERY CONTACTOR IN RIGHT WING INBD OF NACELLE ARCED TO THE HOT BLEED AIR DUCT ABOVE IT AND THE HYDRAULIC LINE BELOW IT. HYDRAULIC FLUID SPRAYED AND CAUGHT FIRE TO EVERY COMBUSTIBLE IN THE AREA, WARPING THE UPPER WING SKIN AND REMOVING THE TEMPER FROM ALUMINUM STRUCTURE FORWARD (BUT NOT INCLUDING) OF THE SPAR AND IN THE ENGINE KEEL AREA. CAUSE: OUTBOARD MASTER CONTACTER BRACKET NOT SECURED BY RIVETS, LOOSE, FORCED UP ON ONE END, PUTTING THE POWER CABLE IN A BIND BETWEEN THE HOT BLEED AIR DUCT AND HYDRAULIC LINE. IT RUBBED FOR SOME TIME UNTIL IT ARCED, AND CAUGHT FIRE. WORKING WITH THE ACO INSPECTOR AND MANUFACTURER ON THE ISSUES. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION MAY BE ISSUED. SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PROTECTION OF THE BATTERY CABLE TO THE HOT AIR DUCT, WHICH WERE INEFFECTIVE WHEN THE CONTACTOR SUPPORT IS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N160WA (1)

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

- [Incident 20041208030439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208030439I), Dec 8, 2004: Swrngn SA226TC (N160WA), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed rwy 25 with a gusting left crosswind. Pilot reported that at approximately 70 knots they encountered a strong wind gust and had full right…

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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