ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30186
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 April 2000 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Patton Aviatin Inc,. |
| Registration: | N41081 |
| MSN: | 31-8352008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3705 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bryant Field, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Summerville, SC (DYB) |
| Rock Hill, SC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of another airplane waiting for takeoff radioed the pilot of the accident airplane and told him that there was a fire on the right engine. The pilot of the accident airplane confirmed the fire and shut down the right engine. The engine fire was subsequently extinguished after airport officials used several hand-held fire extinguishers. The internal examination of the engine compartment showed fire damage in the vicinity of the engine driven fuel pump. Adjacent to the fuel pump assembly was a hydraulic supply line. Additional examination of the engine compartment disclosed that the hydraulic supply line was loose; the engine driven fuel pump was also loose. A review of the airframe and engine maintenance log books revealed that Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-18-12 was required. The AD requires that the engine driven pump assembly be re-torque "to prevent leaks that could result in engine failure or engine fire." The log book review failed to show compliance with this AD.
Probable Cause: The maintenance personnel's failure to re-torque the engine driven fuel pump in accordance with an Airworthiness Directive that resulted in a fuel leak and a subsequent engine fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030721X01159&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=41081
3. https://uk.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N41081
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-May-2015 23:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2015 23:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2015 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Oct-2017 14:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2017 14:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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