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| Date: | Thursday 10 October 1991 |
| Time: | 18:55 LT |
| Type: |  British Aerospace Jetstream 31 |
| Owner/operator: | Metro Flight |
| Registration: | N425AE |
| MSN: | 777 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE331-1OUGR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Dfw Int'l Arpt, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Waco, TX (KACT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE TORQUE INDICATIONS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE DROP TO 80 PERCENT AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE SAME ENGINE ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. A TEARDOWN AND ANALYSIS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OF THE TORQUE SENSING UNIT BECAME LOOSE. THE LOOSE CONNECTION RESULTED IN EXCESS FUEL BEING DUMPED IN THE ENGINE CAUSING A POOLING FIRE.
Probable Cause: THE PARTIAL DISCONNECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE TORQUE SENSING UNIT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92IA009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 14:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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