Report about Air Atlanta B743 engine fire (25th March 2008) published

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From the report:

After opening the coupling it was discovered that one of the two retaining rings was missing (See Figure 15) and the O-ring was in the wrong position (not on the fuel line). Therefore the O-ring was probably not sealing as it should when correctly installed.

The total flying hours of the aircraft was 99,327:35 and total cycles were 18,779.

Sorry to see the plane could not be economically repaired, but it looks as though this hull provided many years of service.