Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 March 2006
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-230
Owner/operator: LAN Argentina
Registration Number: LV-BBI
Location: En vuelo, durante el asenso travs FL 130, TMA Ezeiza –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 121
Component Affected: Pressure pipe connection and pressurization valve.Pressure pipe connection and pressurization valve.
Investigating Agency: JIAACJIAAC
Category: Accident
A fire ignited in the left engine during the ascent phase of a passenger flight, stemming from a loss of fuel in the pressure pipe connection and inadequate maintenance procedures. The fire was extinguished in flight using an engine extinguisher.A fire ignited in the left engine during the ascent phase of a passenger flight, stemming from a loss of fuel in the pressure pipe connection and inadequate maintenance procedures. The fire was extinguished in flight using an engine extinguisher.
Description
Cause During a regular passenger transport flight, during the ascent phase to the cruise level, a fire broke out in the left engine of the aircraft, causing damage to it. It was extinguished in flight with the use of the extinguisher incorporated into the engine. The fire occurred due to a loss of fuel in the connection of the pressure pipe and the pressurization valve, due to the absence of an internal component of the coupling and inadequate maintenance procedures.
Source of Information
http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol37.pdf, https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2364215.pdfhttp://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol37.pdf, https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2364215.pdfPrimary Cause
Loss of fuel in the pressure pipe connection and inadequate maintenance procedures.Loss of fuel in the pressure pipe connection and inadequate maintenance procedures.Share on:
