| Date: | Friday 24 June 1983 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Air North |
| Registration: | N95460 |
| MSN: | 20190 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | P&W R1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Fairbanks-Metro Field, AK (MTX) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fort Yukon Airport, AK (FYU/PFYU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had an in-flight fire in the accessory section of the left engine. According to a passenger there was a long delay between outbreak of fire and corrective action by the crew. The passengers also commented on the lack of communication from the cockpit to the cabin. The pilot landed at Metro Field where there was no emergency equipment. Examination revealed that the eng fire was the result of fuel leakage at the engine-driven fuel pump inlet and outlet fitting to fuel line connections.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
fuel system,line fitting..loose
fluid,fuel..leak
emergency procedure..improper..pilot in command
crew/group coordination..poor..copilot/second pilot
supervision..poor..pilot in command
procedures/directives..improper..pilot in command
Sources:
NTSB
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Fairbanks-Metro Field, AK (MTX/PABK); August 1982
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