Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 October 1985
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500
Owner/operator: Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines
Registration Number: JY-AGE
Location: 130 km from Singapore –
ÿ Indian Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 118
Component Affected: No 2 engine generatorNo 2 engine generator
Category: Accident
During descent between FL200 and FL190, the crew detected a No 2 engine generator electrical fault warning, followed by a duct overheat warning in ‘J’ zone. An attendant reported flames below the floor and behind the wall lining aft of L3 door, discharging a portable fire extinguisher, and the fire was extinguished. A fire warning was issued on No 2 engine, and the cockpit and cabin filled with smoke. The crew shut down the No 2 engine and donned oxygen masks. The pilot landed safely. The fire originated in the left aft underfloor area of the airplane’s fuselage, aft of the C-3 cargo compartment and forward of the rear pressure bulkhead.During descent between FL200 and FL190, the crew detected a No 2 engine generator electrical fault warning, followed by a duct overheat warning in ‘J’ zone. An attendant reported flames below the floor and behind the wall lining aft of L3 door, discharging a portable fire extinguisher, and the fire was extinguished. A fire warning was issued on No 2 engine, and the cockpit and cabin filled with smoke. The crew shut down the No 2 engine and donned oxygen masks. The pilot landed safely. The fire originated in the left aft underfloor area of the airplane’s fuselage, aft of the C-3 cargo compartment and forward of the rear pressure bulkhead.
Description
During the descent between FL200 and FL190 the crew received a No 2 engine generator electrical fault warning, followed by a duct overheat warning in “J” zone. An attendant reported flames below the floor and behind the wall lining aft of L3 door. The attendant discharged a portable fire extinguisher and reported the fire extinguished. A fire warning was then received on No 2 engine. Cockpit and cabin began to fill with smoke. The crew shut down No 2 engine and donned oxygen masks. The pilot landed safely. The fire originated in the left aft underfloor area of the airplane’s fuselage, aft of the C-3 cargo compartment and forward of the rear pressure bulkhead.
Primary Cause
Electrical fault in the No 2 engine generator.Electrical fault in the No 2 engine generator.Share on:
