Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 November 1992
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-62M
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Domodedovo Civil Aviation Production Ass’n
Registration Number: RA-86703
Location: Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Fuel tank in the right wing of a Boeing 737 aircraft.Fuel tank in the right wing of a Boeing 737 aircraft.
Category: Other

A fuel tank in the right wing of a Boeing 737 aircraft at Moscow-Domodedovo Airport ignited during a valve change due to an electrical lamp. The fire spread rapidly and resulted in the aircraft burning out.A fuel tank in the right wing of a Boeing 737 aircraft at Moscow-Domodedovo Airport ignited during a valve change due to an electrical lamp. The fire spread rapidly and resulted in the aircraft burning out.
Description
During maintenance at Moscow-Domodedovo Airport a fuel tank in the right wing caught fire while a valve was being changed. Fuel was ignited by an electrical lamp. The fire could not be extinguished and the aircraft burnt out.
Source of Information
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Electrical lamp malfunction and ignition of flammable fuel.Electrical lamp malfunction and ignition of flammable fuel.Share on: