ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363047
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1992 |
| Time: | 10:43 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Public Safety |
| Registration: | N83139 |
| MSN: | 1018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11658 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KFAI) |
| Tok, AK (TKJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STATE OF ALASKA HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A FUEL LEAK AND AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE LEAKING FUEL LINE WAS REPLACED IN FIELD MAINTENANCE WITHOUT MANUFACTURER'S REQUIRED SECURING CLAMPS. A SECOND FUEL LEAK, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND FUEL LINE REPLACEMENT WAS EFFECTED, AGAIN WITHOUT CLAMPS. A THIRD FUEL LEAK AT THE SAME REPLACEMENT LINE WAS FOLLOWED BY A FIRE FOLLOWING A PRECUATIONARY LANDING. THE NTSB SUPERVISED MANUFACTURER'S ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED VIBRATION IN ROTATING COMPONENTS OF 15 TIMES THE ALLOWED LIMITS, AS WELL AS A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE HOT SECTION. THESE VIBRATIONS AND CRACKS WERE NOT DISCOVERED DURING ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS BY COMPANY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. THE METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL LINES IN EACH EVENT REVEALED FATIGUE PROPAGATION AND THE LACK OF CLAMP MARKS ON THE FUEL LINES FROM EVENTS 2 AND 3.
Probable Cause: POOR MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES BY THE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AS WELL AS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL LINE BY THE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TURBOSHAFT ENGINE VIBRATIONS AND THE CRACKED FUEL LINE(S).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92GA155
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 12:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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