Casa C-212-200 N436CA

Summary

On 15 October 1987 at about 20:50 local time, a Casa C-212-200 registered N436CA, operated by Executive Air Charter, Inc., was involved in an incident near Mayaguez. 16 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 October 1987 at 20:50

Classification

Incident

Location

Mayaguez

Nearest airport

Mayaguez (MAZ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Casa C-212-200

Registration

N436CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Executive Air Charter, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Juan → Mayaguez

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88IA011

Nobody was injured.

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

THE COMMUTER FLT WAS TAXIING TO THE GATE, WHEN THE PLT OBSERVED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE NO 2 ENG. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED & THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT A FUEL LINE, P/N 3103385-1, HAD BROKEN AND HAD STARTED A FIRE. AN EXAM OF THE FUEL LINE REVEALED T00L MARKS ON THE LINE. A LABORATORY EXAM REVEALED THE LINE HAD FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE & THE FATIGUE HAD ORIGINATED IN THE AREA OF THE TOOL MARKS. THE TOOL MARKS SUGGESTED THAT A CRESCENT WRENCH OR SIMILAR TOOL HAD BEEN USED TO BEND THE LINE IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE LINE WITH THE ATTACH FITTING. THE COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE FINDINGS & A COMPANY DIRECTIVE WAS ISSUED TO DISCONTINUE THE PRACTICE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.