British BAE 3100 N425AE

Summary

On 11 October 1991 at about 00:55 local time, a British BAE 3100 registered N425AE, operated by Metro Flight, Inc., was involved in an incident near Dfw Int'l Arpt, Texas, United States. 13 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 October 1991 at 00:55

Classification

Incident

Location

Dfw Int'l Arpt, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

British BAE 3100

Registration

N425AE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Metro Flight, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Waco

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW92IA009

Nobody was injured.

THE PARTIAL DISCONNECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE TORQUE SENSING UNIT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE TORQUE INDICATIONS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE DROP TO 80 PERCENT AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE SAME ENGINE ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. A TEARDOWN AND ANALYSIS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OF THE TORQUE SENSING UNIT BECAME LOOSE. THE LOOSE CONNECTION RESULTED IN EXCESS FUEL BEING DUMPED IN THE ENGINE CAUSING A POOLING FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.