# NTSB ATL83IA054: Gulfstream American G-159, N153TG, Chamblee, GA, December 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: December 7, 1982, 23:25 local (Dec 8, 1982, 04:25 UTC)
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83IA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70183/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA054

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, takeoff - initial climb
  - combustion assembly,combustion liner - worn (cause)
  - combustion assembly,combustion liner - fatigue (cause)
  - combustion assembly,combustion liner - loose (cause)
  - combustion assembly,combustion liner - overtemperature (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN G-159
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 153
- Airframe hours: 10582
- Engines: ROLLS ROYCE MARK 529-8H 2154 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.

- Pilot; age 36; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19821207065229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821207065229I), Dec 7, 1982: Gulstm G159, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Fire in right engine caused by a burn-through of no. 5 combustion chamber. Also burned hole in engine cowl.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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