# NTSB MIA88IA011: CASA C-212-200, N436CA, Mayaguez, PR, October 15, 1987

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: October 15, 1987, 16:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place: Mayaguez, PR
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 16 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88IA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32043/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA011

## Sequence of events

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

- Fire, taxi - from landing
  - fuel system,line - bent (cause)
  - maintenance,alignment - improper, company maintenance personnel (cause)
  - fuel system,line - failure,total (cause)

## Analysis

THE COMMUTER FLT WAS TAXIING TO THE GATE, WHEN THE PLT OBSERVED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE NO 2 ENG. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED & THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.  AN EXAM REVEALED THAT A FUEL LINE, P/N 3103385-1, HAD BROKEN AND HAD STARTED A FIRE.  AN EXAM OF THE FUEL LINE REVEALED T00L MARKS ON THE LINE. A LABORATORY EXAM REVEALED THE LINE HAD FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE & THE FATIGUE HAD ORIGINATED IN THE AREA OF THE TOOL MARKS.  THE TOOL MARKS SUGGESTED THAT A CRESCENT WRENCH OR SIMILAR TOOL HAD BEEN USED TO BEND THE LINE IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE LINE WITH THE ATTACH FITTING.  THE COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE FINDINGS & A COMPANY DIRECTIVE WAS ISSUED TO DISCONTINUE THE PRACTICE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N436CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CASA C-212-200
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 287
- Airframe hours: 6298
- Engines: GARRETT TPE331-10-511 1000 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Executive Air Charter, Inc., doing business as American Eagle
- Registered owner: Executive Air Charter, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SJU, SAN JUAN, PR
- Destination: MAZ, MAYAGUEZ, PR
- Airport: MAZ, Mayaguez

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; 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: 5,200 total, 1,125 in this make and model, 5,010 as pilot in command, 275 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MAZ

## 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 19871015081689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871015081689I), Oct 15, 1987: Casa C212200, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Engine fire while taxiing to gate. Fire bottles used. Passengers exited on taxiway. Found a broken fuel line.

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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