Boeing 757-232 N6712B

Summary

On 17 April 2003 at about 15:17 local time, a Boeing 757-232 registered N6712B was involved in an incident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 123 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 April 2003 at 15:17

Classification

Incident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Salt Lake City International (SLC)

Coordinates

40.7883, -111.9778

Aircraft

Boeing 757-232

Registration

N6712B

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN03IA067

Nobody was injured.

total failure of a fuel flex line. A contributing factor was a fuel leak, resulting in an inflight engine compartment fire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

As the airplane leveled off at 10,000 feet, the left engine fire warning light illuminated. An emergency was declared. When the left engine was shut down, the fire warning light remained illuminated and a fire bottle was discharged. The warning light remained illuminated. A second fire bottle was discharged and the warning light still remained illuminated. When the airplane was on final approach, the warning light extinguished. No visible fire was seen from the cabin or from the control tower. After an uneventful landing, the fire department met the airplane and determined there was some "residual smoke" but that the fire was extinguished. The airplane taxied to the gate and the passengers deplaned via the jetway. Engine examination revealed a flex line routed near the thrust reverser had failed. There was a fuel leak and a hole had burned through the shroud surrounding the hot section.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.