Incident · 2001-04-20

NTSB case NYC01IA126 · Piper PA-31-350 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2001-04-20
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 (N4078L)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The company maintenance personnel's failure to comply with the service bulletin, which resulted in a fuel boost pump leakage and subsequent fire during taxi. A factor was the manufacturer's confusing service bulletin.

Source: NTSB case NYC01IA126

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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