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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Fairchild SA227-AC · San Clemente, CA · March 3, 2017

Date
March 3, 2017 · 10:35 local
Place
San Clemente, CA
Airport
Naval Auxiliary Landing Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HKGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26959
Reported as
Fairchild SA227-AC
Reported engine
Alliedsign TPE331-11U-612G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

Crew noticed foul smell out of cockpit vents during Landing. After shutdown the crew observed white smoke from the no.1 engine. Fire department was called to aircraft but no firefighting action was needed, fire extinguished by itself. Inspection showed heavy fire damage to the fuel nozzles manifold at the 2 o?clock position and to the fuel pressure transducer hoses. The top engine mount rubber absorber melted; overall fire damage from 12 o?clock to 3 o?clock position above hot section. Fuel nozzles manifold hoses found to be 25 years old. Fuel pressure hoses found to be 29 years old.

As the FAA filed it

CREW NOTICED FOUL SMELL OUT OF COCKPIT VENTS DURING LANDING. AFTER SHUTDOWN THE CREW OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE FROM THE NO.1 ENGINE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO AIRCRAFT BUT NO FIREFIGHTING ACTION WAS NEEDED, FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY ITSELF. INSPECTION SHOWED HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL NOZZLES MANIFOLD AT THE 2 O?CLOCK POSITION AND TO THE FUEL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER HOSES. THE TOP ENGINE MOUNT RUBBER ABSORBER MELTED; OVERALL FIRE DAMAGE FROM 12 O?CLOCK TO 3 O?CLOCK POSITION ABOVE HOT SECTION. FUEL NOZZLES MANIFOLD HOSES FOUND TO BE 25 YEARS OLD. FUEL PRESSURE HOSES FOUND TO BE 29 YEARS OLD.

Other reports on N26959 · 3

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