De Havilland DHC-8-101/102 N804MX

Summary

On 22 April 1988 at about 20:35 local time, a De Havilland DHC-8-101/102 registered N804MX, operated by Eastern Metro Express, was involved in an incident near Dothan, Alabama, United States. 24 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 April 1988 at 20:35

Classification

Incident

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

31.2292, -85.4003

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-8-101/102

Registration

N804MX

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Eastern Metro Express

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Ft.walton Beach

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88IA146

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 12,000 FT, THE FLIGHT CREW OF THE DHC-8 OBSERVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. ABOUT FIVE SECONDS LATER, THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FIRE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BUT FLARED UP AGAIN, WHEREUPON THE SECOND BOTTLE WAS FIRED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND A LANDING COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN OIL LINES TO THE NUMBER 6 & 7 BEARINGS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED FAILED LOW PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. NEW SOLID BLADES ARE UNDER ENGINEERING EVALUATION ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.