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FAA accident report · Boeing 767281 · San Francisco, CA · June 28, 2008

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Date
June 28, 2008 · 22:12 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ABXA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N799AX
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA08MA076
Reported as
Boeing 767281
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,800 total1,800 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N799AXRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2009 · Boeing 767-200S/N 23432 · Built 1987Airframe modelBoeing 767-200Engine modelGE CF6-80 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On June 28, 2008, at approximately 2212 PDT, an abx air flight crew of a B767-281 (N799AX) operatings as cargo flight 1611 out of San Francisco International Airport (ksfo) reported hearing a "pop" followed by very loud air noise from the supernumerary area during execution of the prestart checklist. The first officer opened the cockpit door and observed dense smoke and flames in the ceiling of the supernumerary area to the right of the 3 seats. The smoke and fire escalated rapidly and the crew escaped the aircraft, after performing the emergnecy fire and evacuation checklist, through the cockpit side windows. The airport rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) unit extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported. The aircraft was substantially damaged forward of the 9G cargo net, with the supernumerary area sustaining the worst damage. The lavatory and supernumerary seating area were completely destroyed and fire had perforated the aircraft's crown above the supernumerary area and the floor below it, although the e/e bay was not damaged. The forward cargo bins had soot and smoke deposits and some thermal damage, but the contents were relatively unharmed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 28, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 2212 PDT, AN ABX AIR FLIGHT CREW OF A B767-281 (N799AX) OPERATINGS AS CARGO FLIGHT 1611 OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSFO) REPORTED HEARING A "POP" FOLLOWED BY VERY LOUD AIR NOISE FROM THE SUPERNUMERARY AREA DURING EXECUTION OF THE PRESTART CHECKLIST. THE FIRST OFFICER OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND OBSERVED DENSE SMOKE AND FLAMES IN THE CEILING OF THE SUPERNUMERARY AREA TO THE RIGHT OF THE 3 SEATS. THE SMOKE AND FIRE ESCALATED RAPIDLY AND THE CREW ESCAPED THE AIRCRAFT, AFTER PERFORMING THE EMERGNECY FIRE AND EVACUATION CHECKLIST, THROUGH THE COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS. THE AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) UNIT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FORWARD OF THE 9G CARGO NET, WITH THE SUPERNUMERARY AREA SUSTAINING THE WORST DAMAGE. THE LAVATORY AND SUPERNUMERARY SEATING AREA WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND FIRE HAD PERFORATED THE AIRCRAFT'S CROWN ABOVE THE SUPERNUMERARY AREA AND THE FLOOR BELOW IT, ALTHOUGH THE E/E BAY WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FORWARD CARGO BINS HAD SOOT AND SMOKE DEPOSITS AND SOME THERMAL DAMAGE, BUT THE CONTENTS WERE RELATIVELY UNHARMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA08MA076Accident · No injuriesClass 1 · MajorFinal reportSan Francisco, CAThe design of the supplemental oxygen system hoses and the lack of positive separation between electrical wiring and electrically conductive oxygen system components. The lack of positive separation allowed a short circuit to breach a combustible oxygen hose,…Jun 28, 2008 · Destroyed

Other reports on N799AX · 1

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

Incident 20070825019769IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Newark, NJ(-23) Interviewed dhl ramp manager [privacy data omitted] on 8/31/07, who stated that the incident was entirely the fault of the dhl crew marshalling the aircraft. The aircraft was a diversion from jfk to ewr and was being parked in a space that would…Aug 25, 2007 · Substantial damage