Boeing 767 accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL
On October 29, 2015, a Boeing 767 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL. 1 person was seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 29, 2015
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 1 serious, 21 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.075°N, 80.147°W
- NTSB ID
- 20151029X44249
Official records · DCA16FA013
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 29, 2015, about 12:33 pm eastern daylight time (EDT), Dynamic International Airways flight 405, a Boeing 767-200ER, N251MY, experienced a fuel leak and subsequent fire while taxiing for departure at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida (FLL). Of the 101 passengers and crew onboard, one passenger received serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage from the fire. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 supplemental as a scheduled charter from FLL to Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS), Caracas, Venezuela. About 20 minutes prior to pushback, during pre-flight preparation, the crew noted an anomaly with a fuel quantity indication and fuel tank configuration set by mechanics. The airplane pushed back from Gate E9 at 12:28 pm for taxi to Runway 28 right. At 12:32, the crew of another airplane taxiing behind the accident airplane advised ATC that they saw a large amount of fluid leaking from the left engine of the accident airplane. The flight crew heard the transmissions and advised they would need to return to the ramp. ATC instructed the crew to stop on taxiway B just east of taxiway T1. At 12:33, the other flight crew advised that the engine was on fire, and the accident flight crew shut down the left engine using the fire handle and requested fire equipment. At the same time, the CVR recorded sounds consistent with doors opening and a flight attendant on the public address system (PA) calling for evacuation. According to the flight attendants,
Probable cause
the separation of the flexible fuel line coupling and subsequent fuel leak due to the failure of maintenance personnel to install the required safety lockwire. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the initiation of the evacuation before the right engine was shut down which led to the passenger's injury.
From Wikipedia
On October 29, 2015, Dynamic International Airways Flight 405, a Boeing 767 on a scheduled international passenger service operating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Caracas, Venezuela, caught on fire while taxiing for departure. All 90 passengers and 11 crew members on board were evacuated using the emergency slides. However, 22 of them were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.
Text from Wikipedia, “Dynamic International Airways Flight 405”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
