ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206354
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 February 2018 |
| Time: | 08:40 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 35th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 92-3883 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Lake Ogawara, Tohoku town, Aomori prefecture -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Misawa Airport (MSJ/RJSM) |
| Misawa Airport (MSJ/RJSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An F-16 of 35th Fighter Wing, based at Misawa experienced an engine fire just after takeoff from Misawa at 08:39 LT. The pilot declared an emergency and jettisoned two external fuel tanks over the south part of Lake Ogawara, which is located north of the base. The F-16 made a safe landing at Misawa at 08:42 LT. No injuries were reported. At the time of the incident Shijimi clamming boats were operating in the lake.
The AIB President "found by a preponderance of the evidence that the cause of the accident was an obsolete part that fractured, causing the engine to overheat. In 2012, maintenance personnel ordered and installed an obsolete part, a turbine frame forward fairing, years after it was replaced by a forward fairing made of stronger material and design".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20180224030104/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180220/k10011335861000.htmlutm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_007
http://aerossurance.com/safety-management/usaf-engine-shop-disarray/
http://www.airforcemag.com/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2018/02202018_F16CM_Misawa.pdf
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