ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179750
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| Date: | Monday 12 December 2011 |
| Time: | c. 10:45 |
| Type: |  Xian MA60 |
| Owner/operator: | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Registration: | PK-MZG |
| MSN: | 0505 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Bima -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bima-Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU/WADB) |
| Denpasar-Ngurah Rai Bali International Airport (DPS/WADD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The MA60 aircraft registered PK-MZG, was scheduled for a flight from Denpasar-Ngurah Rai Bali International Airport (DPS/WADD), Indonesia to Bima Airport (BMU/WADB) and return.
The flight back to Denpasar, MZ623, took-off from Bimu at 02.38 UTC (10:38 LT). While climbing past 6000 feet altitude, the left engine fire warning activated.
The flight crew performed actions to feather the propeller 1 minute 16 second after the warning and discharged the fire extinguisher bottle.
The pilots decided to return to Bima and landed safely at 03:00 UTC (11:00 LT), no one injured in this incident.
Contributing Factors:
The fire on the left engine was due to fuel leak on the fuel line fitting which was improperly tightened.
The delay of the pilot action had prolonged exposure the risk of the fire and jeopardize to the safety of the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2015 17:56 | harro | Added |
| 21-Sep-2015 18:19 | harro | Updated [Country] |
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