- Date
- October 10, 1991, 18:55 local (Oct 11, 1991, 00:55 UTC)
- Place
- Dfw Int'L Arpt, TX
- Injuries
- 13 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N425AEBritish Aerospace BAE 3100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911011062509I
- Case key
- 18384
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Probable cause
The partial disconnection of the electrical connector at the torque sensing unit.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the takeoff roll, the pilot observed the torque indications of the right engine drop to 80 percent and the fire warning light for the same engine illuminate. The pilot aborted the takeoff and deplaned the passengers. Aircraft fire and rescue personnel extinguished the fire in the right engine. A teardown and analysis of the right engine revealed that the electrical connector of the torque sensing unit became loose. The loose connection resulted in excess fuel being dumped in the engine causing a pooling fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N425AE
- Reported as
- British Aerospace BAE 3100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 777
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-1OUGR, 900 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- No damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Metro Flight, Inc., doing business as American Eagle
- Registered owner
- First Security Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- ACT · Waco, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth, runway 31, 9,300 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,379 total · 1,621 in this make and model · 7,319 as pilot in command · 223 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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