Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 January 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3C
Owner/operator: MacRobertson Miller Airlines
Registration Number: VH-MMK
Location: Coolawanyah Airport, WA (COY) –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Fuel pressure gauge line and the elbow in E., chamber of the carburettor.Fuel pressure gauge line and the elbow in E., chamber of the carburettor.
Category: Accident
Shortly after takeoff from Coolawanyah Airport, Australia, a fire was detected in the auxiliary compartment of the no.1 engine. The fire was extinguished, and the aircraft returned to Coolawanyah. A safe landing on one engine was achieved at 13:32, twelve minutes after takeoff. The incident concluded with a conclusion of fuel leakage from a connection between the fuel pressure gauge line and the elbow in E., chamber of the carburettor, leading to ignition and subsequent fire.Shortly after takeoff from Coolawanyah Airport, Australia, a fire was detected in the auxiliary compartment of the no.1 engine. The fire was extinguished, and the aircraft returned to Coolawanyah. A safe landing on one engine was achieved at 13:32, twelve minutes after takeoff. The incident concluded with a conclusion of fuel leakage from a connection between the fuel pressure gauge line and the elbow in E., chamber of the carburettor, leading to ignition and subsequent fire.
Description
Shortly after takeoff from Coolawanyah Airport, Australia, a fire was noticed in the auxiliary compartment of the no.1 engine. This was eventually extinguished and the aircraft returned to Coolawanyah. A safe landing on one engine was carried out at 13:32, twelve minutes after takeoff. Conclusion: “The fire was due to fuel leaking from the connection between the fuel pressure gauge line and the elbow in E., chamber of the carburettor and being ignited. The cause of the fuel leak was the incorrect fitting of the union nut on the fuel line to the elbow in the carburettor.”
Primary Cause
Fuel leakage from a connection between the fuel pressure gauge line and the elbow in E., chamber of the carburettor.Fuel leakage from a connection between the fuel pressure gauge line and the elbow in E., chamber of the carburettor.Share on:
