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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-2Q8 · Minneapolis, MN · February 9, 2011

Date: February 9, 2011 · 06:30 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis St Paul
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N704X
NTSB investigation: NTSBENG11IA016
Reported as: Boeing 757-2Q8
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,500 total5,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N704XRegistration cancelled May 3, 2026 · Boeing 757-2Q8S/N 28163 · Built 1997 Airframe modelBoeing 757-2Q8 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW2037Turbo-fan

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What happened

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On February 9, 2011, at approximately 0630 central standard time, a delta airlines Boeing 757-2Q8, N704X, experienced a tailpipe fire in the number 2 engine, a pratt and whitney (p&w) PW2037 during engine start at gate F-14, Minneapolis-st. Paul international airport (msp). The airplane was operating under the provisions of part 121 as a re-positioning flight from msp to john f. kennedy international airport (jfk), new york, new york. The two pilots were the only occupants on board and were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 9, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A DELTA AIRLINES BOEING 757-2Q8, N704X, EXPERIENCED A TAILPIPE FIRE IN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE, A PRATT AND WHITNEY (P&W) PW2037 DURING ENGINE START AT GATE F-14, MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MSP). THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PART 121 AS A RE-POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM MSP TO JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JFK), NEW YORK, NEW YORK. THE TWO PILOTS WERE THE ONLY OCCUPANTS ON BOARD AND WERE NOT INJURED.

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 ENG11IA016Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMinneapolis, MNthe failure of the right engine's fuel control unit to operate correctly when the fuel metering valve became frozen in the full open position because of corrosion on the fuel metering valve slide and sleeve, which caused the engine to be overfueled during…Feb 9, 2011 · Minor damage

Other reports on N704X · 1

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

Accident 20030610017939ANormal Cruise · Denver, CO(-23) American flight #2885, st. louis to santa ana, California (sna) diverted to Denver. While at cruise altitude the captain was struck in the forehead/nose by the cockpit door upper decompression panel. The panel deployed inadvertently upon closing of the…Jun 10, 2003