- Date
- December 7, 1982, 23:25 local (Dec 8, 1982, 04:25 UTC)
- Place
- Chamblee, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N153TGGulfstream American G-159
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19821207065229I
- Case key
- 70183
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Analysis
Orion airlines flt 110 experienced an engine fire immediately after tkof from dekalb-peachtree airport. At 400 ft AGL, the rt engine fire warning lt illuminated. Flames were observed over the wing and coming from the inbd side of the right eng cowl. The rt prop was feathered and both fire bottles were discharged. The aircraft was landed without further incident. Engine examination revealed that the rt engine combustion flame tube nr 5 was loose and had contacted the fuel nozzle. Rolls royce examination of the flame tube disclosed that the loss of flame tube retention occurred due to pin and liner wear and bridge piece high cycle fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N153TG
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American G-159
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 153
- Airframe hours
- 10,582
- Engine
- Rolls Royce MARK 529-8H, 2,154 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Orion Airlines
- Registered owner
- The Aviation Group, Inc.
- Departed
- PDK · Chamblee, GA
- Destination
- CMH · Columbus, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PDK · Dekalb-Peachtree, runway 2R, 5,001 × 100 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 400 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 133 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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