Air Atlanta Engine Fire

[ottawa]

Does anyone has any more info on the following accident ?

NTSB Identification: ENG08WA019
Scheduled 14 CFR Non-U.S., Commercial operation of AIR ATLANTA ICELANDIC (D.B.A. wet leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines)
Incident occurred Tuesday, March 25, 2008 in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400, registration: TF-ARS
Injuries: Unavailable
On March 25, 2008 at 0822 Zulu time, an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-300, registration number TF-ARS, wet leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines, experienced a fire on the No. 3 engine pylon during the landing rollout at the Dhaka International Airport. According to the notification report, on the landing rollout the tower advised the flightcrew of smoke and flames coming from the aircraft. The flightcrew taxied the aircraft clear of the runway and then received an engine fire warning in the No. 3 engine. The flight crew performed the engine fire procedures and discharged both fire bottles but the fire did not extinguish.

[visibility3miles]

Google the following for news stories:

dhaka airport March 25, 2008


e.g.,
Saudi airliner catches fire, lands at Dhaka airport
From correspondents in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 11:00 PM IST

A Saudi Airlines Boeing-747 made an emergency landing in the Bangladesh's capital city Tuesday after one of its engines caught fire, airport officials said.

More than 200 passengers and 16 crewmembers were on board when the fire was sighted by the pilots as the airliner was approaching the Zia International Airport in Dhaka.

Civil aviation authorities said the pilot sought permission for an emergency landing. A passenger was quoted as saying in reports that smoke had filled the cabins as the fire spread, causing panic.

All passengers were evacuated with a few sustaining minor injuries. The aircraft was travelling from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

http://www.indiaenews.com/bangladesh/20080325/106581.htm

[Atlanta-Driver]

The newspaper article is a total load of garbage. That in mind, let me set some matters straight.

There was no inflight emergency. No emergency declared and no priority requested by the crew. The fire was discovered on ground after landing. Aircraft evacuated with no injuries.

[lomapaseo]

The fire was discovered on ground after landing

I guess that the report of a fire was valid then.

I'm curious to know whether this fire was external to the engine nacelle or inside the pylon where fire extinguishment doesn't exist.

[Queenie]

From my understanding, there was a break in the fuel line in the pylon and when thrust reverse was applied the fuel entered the tailpipe...... then the fire occured............

A nice job by the crew if you ask me...... and the crew did not report smoke in the cabin........... so even newspapers in Bangledesh make up stuff (but suppose it sounds better)

[Thermal]

Queenie and Atlanta-Driver, you've got a good understanding of what happened.

There was no smoke in the cabin. The fire was confined to the number 3 pylon/strut. It was not in the engine.

The airport fire fighting service responded quickly and were at the aircaft by the time it stopped. They did an outstanding job.

There were more than 300 people on board (pax & crew). Only a few scratches, grazes and bruises from going down the slides and onto the bitumen of the taxiway.
(Not at all like at the training school where there is a large mat at the bottom of the slide.)

Now there's a good idea - Don't believe all that you read in the newspapers.

[lomapaseo]

Hmm, reminds me of that B767 at the gate in Japan a few months back or am I having memory problems again.

Damn ground fires, not much risk of ignition in the air, but once you spray the stuff arround an engine on the ground ... poof

[Bomber Harris]

iomapaeso....which incident was that? was it on pprune or would you have a link to it??

[SU-GCM]

@ lomapaseo & Bomber Harris

I think you mean the China Airlines 737 that exploded at Okinawa

[Sir Richard]

Caught fire and was destroyed...I think "exploded" is more like Daily Mail speak:rolleyes:

Extensive news footage at the time showed a small "explosion" after everybody had deplaned.

[jamier]

Was this the 737-800 that caught fire after everyone had departed the aircraft?

[lomapaseo]

@ lomapaseo & Bomber Harris

I think you mean the China Airlines 737 that exploded at Okinawa


Yea, well at least I got the country right. :ok: