American Eagle AT72 at Saint Croix on Jan 11th 2010, engine fire on takeoff
Last Update: August 9, 2013 / 21:12:39 GMT/Zulu time
The NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the incident was:The sealing failure between the fuel nozzle adapter assembly and fuel transfer tubes that allowed fuel to leak into the nacelle fire zone where it was su...
The NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the incident was:The sealing failure between the fuel nozzle adapter assembly and fuel transfer tubes that allowed fuel to leak into the nacelle fire zone where it was su
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 11, 2010
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
American Eagle
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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