- Date
- August 21, 1986, 20:24 local (Aug 22, 1986, 03:24 UTC)
- Place
- Denver, CO
- Injuries
- 6 minor, 233 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N31001Lockheed L-1011-385-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860821049829I
- Case key
- 16866
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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.
Fire
Fuel system,fuel control - inoperativeCause
Emergency procedure - performed
Exhaust system,stack - fireCause
Analysis
Twa flt 735 landed at Denver stapleton arpt. During the taxi to the passenger terminal, a fire erupted in the tailpipe of the left engine. The flt crew executed the emergency evacuation procedures. Fire was extinguished. With no damage to the acft or engine. Post incident exam revealed a malfunction fuel flow regulator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31001
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (L-1011-385)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1938-1013
- Airframe hours
- 35,705
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce RB-211-22B, 42,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Interface Group Incoporated
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- STL · St. Louis, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DEN · Stapleton Int'L
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,618 total · 3,474 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.