Incident · 2017-03-19
What the record says
- Event date
- 2017-03-19
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- DOUGLAS DC 9 83 (N881GA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- ALLEGIANT AIR, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Allegiant Air
Probable cause
The probable cause of the No. 2 (right) engine fire was an uncontained generator failure. Deformed rotating generator components and/or metal fragments radially released by the generator severed the constant speed drive-to-oil cooler return line located adjacent to the generator and caused oil to spray onto hot generator and engine case surfaces that subsequently ignited.
Source: NTSB case ENG17IA017Flight crew
No flight-crew details recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.