- Date
- October 31, 1986, 09:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA
- Injuries
- 42 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N363PSBritish Aerospace BAE 146-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 25434
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Just after takeoff the aircraft experienced a fire in the number 3 engine which was extinguished by the on board fire bottles. Investigation revealed that a secondary fuel line had pulled out of a b-nut ferrule fitting at the fuel flow divider manifold which allowed fuel to discharge into the engine cowling area. The FAA SDR data base contained a record of 5 prior occasions where either a primary or secondary fuel line had pulled out of the b-nut ferrule fitting. A factory modification to the fuel lines was in the process of implimentation on a fleet wind basis, but had not yet been accomplished on this aircraft. The flt landed at the departure arpt after the emergency without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N363PS
- Reported as
- British Aerospace BAE 146-200 (BAE 146-20)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E2046
- Airframe hours
- 2,741
- Engine
- Lycoming ALF502, 7,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Pacific Southwest Airlines
- Registered owner
- North American Aircraft
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- SNA · Santa Ana, CA
- Destination
- SFO · San Francisco, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,814 total · 317 in this make and model · 142 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SNA, 1 nm away