Incident Overview
Date: Friday 29 November 1991
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-272 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator: Air Creebec
Registration Number: C-GGOO
Location: Rivire-au-Saumon, QC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35
Component Affected: No specific component is identified.No specific component is identified.
Category: Accident
A no. 2 engine exploded during takeoff due to a malfunction of the engine’s water/methanol system, resulting in an aborted takeoff. Contamination from a drum containing contaminated fluid, not properly labelled, was identified as the primary cause.A no. 2 engine exploded during takeoff due to a malfunction of the engine’s water/methanol system, resulting in an aborted takeoff. Contamination from a drum containing contaminated fluid, not properly labelled, was identified as the primary cause.
Description
The no. 2 engine exploded on takeoff. A fire erupted and the takeoff was aborted. It was subsequently determined that the aircraft’s water/methanol system had been serviced from a drum containing contaminated fluid. The drum had not been appropriately labelled.
Primary Cause
Improperly labelled drum containing contaminated fluid during water/methanol system servicing.Improperly labelled drum containing contaminated fluid during water/methanol system servicing.Share on:
