Accident · 2003-06-23

NTSB case MIA03FA130 · Boeing 757-232 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2003-06-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 757-232 (N633DL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Probable cause

a torching of the right engine caused by an abnormally high flow fuel during engine start for undetermined reasons. The torching resulted in an unwarranted evacuation of the airplane and serious injuries to three passengers . A contributing factor in the accident was the failure of the flightcrew to abort the engine start due to abnormally high fuel flow indication during the right engine start.

Source: NTSB case MIA03FA130

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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