- Date
- April 15, 1988, 18:32 local (Apr 16, 1988, 01:32 UTC)
- Place
- Seattle, WA
- Injuries
- 4 serious, 27 minor, 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N819PHde Havilland DHC-8
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19880415048859A
- Case key
- 15897
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after tkof from Seattle-tacoma intl airport, the crew noted a rt eng power loss and decided to return for a precautionary lndg. After lowering the lndg gear, a massive fire was discovered in the rt eng nacelle. After lndg, directional control and all braking was lost. The acft departed the left side of the rwy 16L after the left power lever was moved to flt idle. The f/o advised twr that the acft was out of control. The acft rolled onto the ramp area where it struck a rwy designator sign, ground equipment, and jetways B7 and B9. The acft was subsequently destroyed by fire. Investigation revealed that during overhaul the high pressure fuel filter cover was improperly installed on the eng and the improper installation was not discovered drg company installation of the eng on the acft. This led to a massive fuelleak and the nacelle fire. The fire/explosion caused the loss of the eng panels, reducing the effectiveness of the fire suppression system and allowing other systems to be damaged. (For further information-see NTSB/AAR-89/02.)
Aircraft
- Registration
- N819PH
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 061
- Airframe hours
- 3,106
- Engine
- P&W PW120A, 2,100 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Horizon Air
- Registered owner
- Horison Air, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 10, 1989
- Destination
- GEG · Spokane, WA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SER · Seattle-Tacoma Intl, runway 16L, 11,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,328 total · 981 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.