Gulfstream American G-159 N153TG
8 December 1982 · Chamblee, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 1982 at about 04:25 local time, a Gulfstream American G-159 registered N153TG, operated by Orion Airlines, was involved in an incident near Chamblee, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chamblee, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dekalb-Peachtree (PDK)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream American G-159
- Registration
- N153TG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Orion Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chamblee → Columbus
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL83IA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ORION AIRLINES FLT 110 EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FIRE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF FROM DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT. AT 400 FT AGL, THE RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LT ILLUMINATED. FLAMES WERE OBSERVED OVER THE WING AND COMING FROM THE INBD SIDE OF THE RIGHT ENG COWL. THE RT PROP WAS FEATHERED AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RT ENGINE COMBUSTION FLAME TUBE NR 5 WAS LOOSE AND HAD CONTACTED THE FUEL NOZZLE. ROLLS ROYCE EXAMINATION OF THE FLAME TUBE DISCLOSED THAT THE LOSS OF FLAME TUBE RETENTION OCCURRED DUE TO PIN AND LINER WEAR AND BRIDGE PIECE HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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