# NTSB SEA87IA119: de Havilland DHC-8-101, N813PH, Seattle, WA, June 19, 1987

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: June 19, 1987, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Coordinates: 47.439346, -122.279418 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4393&lon=-122.2794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 41 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA87IA119
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40545/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87IA119

## Sequence of events

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

- Fire/explosion, climb - to cruise
  - fuel system,line - previous damage (cause)
  - maintenance - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - fuel system,line - leak (cause)

## Analysis

THE CREW OF THE SCHEDULED AIRLINE PASSENGER FLIGHT EXPERIENCED AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE AT APPROX 800 FT AGL DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, ACTIVATED TWO FIRE BOTTLES, WHICH EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL CONTROL UNIT FUEL RETURN LINE, INSTALLED NEAR THE STARTER GENERATOR, WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. A LABORATORY EXAMINATION REVEALED PREVIOUS EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE LINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N813PH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: de Havilland DHC-8-101
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 032
- Airframe hours: 2841
- Engines: P&W PW-120 2000 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Horizon Air Industries, Inc., doing business as Horizon Airlines
- Registered owner: Ut Financial Services Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, June 12, 1987, 60 hours before
- Departed: SEA, SEATTLE, WA
- Destination: PDX, PORTLAND, OR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BFI, Boeing Field, runway 13R, 10,000 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SEA, 5 nm away

## 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 19870619041209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619041209I), Jun 19, 1987: Dhav DHC8101, Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Explosion and fire in right engine on climbout. Used fire bottles and shut down. Fuel line near fcu had burst.

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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