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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dassault-Breguet MYSTERE FALCON 900 · Orlando, FL · April 16, 2015

Date: April 16, 2015 · 19:10 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N610RL
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15IA198
Reported as: Dassault-Breguet Mystere Falcon 900
Reported engine: Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard: 15
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N610RLRegistered now · Dassault-Breguet MYSTERE FALCON 900S/N 68 · Built 1988 Airframe modelDassault-Breguet MYSTERE FALCON 900 Engine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Aircraft was enroute from hpn to mco and had started descent into mco when cabin attendant noticed a smell in the galley area. Galley power was turned off and pilot noticed a glow behind galley. Pilot proceded to extinguish a small fire from burning wires by use of two portable halon fire extinguishers. Aircraft landed safely with no further problem.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM HPN TO MCO AND HAD STARTED DESCENT INTO MCO WHEN CABIN ATTENDANT NOTICED A SMELL IN THE GALLEY AREA. GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND PILOT NOTICED A GLOW BEHIND GALLEY. PILOT PROCEDED TO EXTINGUISH A SMALL FIRE FROM BURNING WIRES BY USE OF TWO PORTABLE HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM.

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 ERA15IA198Incident · No injuriesClass 2 · IncidentFinal reportOrlando, FLUnknown maintenance personnel’s inadequate securing of a wiring bundle during a maintenance, repair, or modification event, which led to chafing of the wiring bundle, an electrical short and arcing, and a subsequent in-flight fire.Apr 16, 2015 · Minor damage