Incident · 1995-10-24

NTSB case FTW96IA024 · Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-10-24
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 (N263AT)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SIMMONS AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SIMMONS AIRLINES

Probable cause

'O' ring failure in the fuel line to the left engine nozzle assemblies, which resulted in a fuel line leak and a left engine compartment fire.

Source: NTSB case FTW96IA024

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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