Narrative:
During the landing roll, a fire erupted in the right engine. The airplane was stopped on the runway, the engines were shut down, and the occupants evacuated. The fire handles for both engines were pulled and both fire bottles on the right engine discharged. However, the fire on the right engine continued to burn. The airport fire services attended shortly afterwards and extinguished the fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The improper overhaul of lug holes on the fuel/oil heat exchanger. A factor was the lack of direction contained in the manufacturer's overhaul manual for working with the lug holes."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1998 |
| Time: | 21:23 |
| Type: |  ATR 42-320 |
| Operator: | Continental Express |
| Registration: | N15827 |
| MSN: | 175 |
| First flight: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18157 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 36 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Hartford-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America |
| Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL/KBDL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 3332 |
During the landing roll, a fire erupted in the right engine. The airplane was stopped on the runway, the engines were shut down, and the occupants evacuated. The fire handles for both engines were pulled and both fire bottles on the right engine discharged. However, the fire on the right engine continued to burn. The airport fire services attended shortly afterwards and extinguished the fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The improper overhaul of lug holes on the fuel/oil heat exchanger. A factor was the lack of direction contained in the manufacturer's overhaul manual for working with the lug holes."
Accident investigation:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Newark International Airport, NJ to Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT as the crow flies is 185 km (115 miles).
Distance from Newark International Airport, NJ to Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT as the crow flies is 185 km (115 miles).
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