Incident · 1997-06-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 1997-06-14
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR-72-12 (N438AT)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- SIMMONS AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- SIMMONS AIRLINES
Probable cause
the engine fire during descent resulting from a loose, leaking fuel transfer tube due to improper installation and alignment of the transfer tube's retaining clip. Contributing factors were the inadequate design of the clamp, the failure of the operator to comply with the recommendations of the manufacturer's Service Bulletin (SB), and the failure of the FAA to issue an Airworthiness Directive to mandate the manufacturer's SB.
Source: NTSB case FTW97IA222Flight 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.