What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 29, 2015 at about 1232 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Boeing 767-269ER, N251MY, operating as dynamic international airways flight 405, caught fire while taxiing for departure at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood international airport (fll), Fort Lauderdale, FL. One passenger received serious injuries and 21 passengers received minor injuries. The remaining 79 passengers and crew were not injured. The airplane received substantial thermal damage as a result of the fire. Flight 405 was a scheduled charter flight enroute from fll to caracas (ccs), venezuela, operating under the provisions of 14CFR part 121 supplemental air carrier regulations. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
The aircraft pushed back from gate E-9 and began to taxi. Evidence gathered at the taxiway indicates that the fuel leak from the left engine began just after engine start. A crew from another aircraft behind the dynamic 767 contacted fll ground control and reported seeing a fuel leak from the left side. The 767 crew acknowledged the report and stopped the aircraft on the taxiway. The fire erupted subsequent to the left engine shutdown.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 29, 2015 AT ABOUT 1232 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A BOEING 767-269ER, N251MY, OPERATING AS DYNAMIC INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS FLIGHT 405, CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AT FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL), FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND 21 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE REMAINING 79 PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL THERMAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. FLIGHT 405 WAS A SCHEDULED CHARTER FLIGHT ENROUTE FROM FLL TO CARACAS (CCS), VENEZUELA, OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14CFR PART 121 SUPPLEMENTAL AIR CARRIER REGULATIONS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE AIRCRAFT PUSHED BACK FROM GATE E-9 AND BEGAN TO TAXI. EVIDENCE GATHERED AT THE TAXIWAY INDICATES THAT THE FUEL LEAK FROM THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN JUST AFTER ENGINE START. A CREW FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT BEHIND THE DYNAMIC 767 CONTACTED FLL GROUND CONTROL AND REPORTED SEEING A FUEL LEAK FROM THE LEFT SIDE. THE 767 CREW ACKNOWLEDGED THE REPORT AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY. THE FIRE ERUPTED SUBSEQUENT TO THE LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.