Boeing 757 N706TW

Summary

On 7 July 2016 at about 13:07 local time, a Boeing 757 registered N706TW, operated by Delta Air Lines Inc, was involved in an incident near Jamaica, New York, United States. 157 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

7 July 2016 at 13:07

Classification

Incident

Location

Jamaica, New York, United States

Nearest airport

John F Kennedy Intl (JFK)

Coordinates

40.6414, -73.7786

Aircraft

Boeing 757

Registration

N706TW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Operator

Delta Air Lines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New York → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

ENG16IA027

Nobody was injured.

Maintenance personnel's failure to ensure proper installation of a fuel tube O-ring, which resulted in an undercowl engine fire during initial climb.

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

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An O-ring was severed when being installed on a fuel tube during maintenance. The damage degraded the O-ring sealing function at the right engine FFT-to-fuel OUT tube flange. During the next takeoff, high-pressure fuel flowed past the damaged seal and sprayed into the engine core compartment. The fuel contacted hot engine surfaces and ignited. The right nacelle fire detection system detected the fire and a right engine fire warning alerted in the cockpit. The flight crew shut down the right engine, which cut off the engine fuel supply. The fire extinguished after the fuel supply was stopped. The fire damaged the right engine external components and burned through the right nacelle inboard core cowl.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.