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| Date: | Friday 4 March 1994 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  ATR 72-202 |
| Owner/operator: | Simmons Airlines |
| Registration: | N253AT |
| MSN: | 253 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 56 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Dfw Airport, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Shreveport, LA (KSHV) |
| (KDFW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE TAXIING, THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT INITIATED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND COMPLETED APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE NO. 1 ENGINE MANIFOLD WAS BLOCKED WITH COKING DEPOSITS RESULTING IN FUEL SPILL AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE WITHIN THE NACELLE.
Probable Cause: THE BLOCKED NUMER 1 ENGINE DRAIN MANIFOLD.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94IA099
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 10:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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