# Incident 20071201828189I: Urocop EC135P2, Va, December 1, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Va
- Airport: Callao
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Aircraft: N138LN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138LN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ (registry code 5620030, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-deutschland-ec-135-p2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B2 (registry code 52288, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw206b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UROCOP EC135P2
- Reported engine: PWA PW206B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071201828189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/01/2007 AT 1000EST, THE PILOT WAS STARTING THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE, WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS HEAT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL MANIFOLD HAD A PIN HOLE WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO SPRAY AND WAS IGNITED DURING THE ENGINE START PROCEDURE.

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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