ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327114
| Date: | Friday 18 October 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 |
| Owner/operator: | Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines |
| Registration: | JY-AGE |
| MSN: | 1238 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB211-524B4-02 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 118 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 130 km from Singapore -
 Indian Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) |
| Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN/WSSS) |
During the descent between FL200 and FL190 the crew received a No 2 engine generator electrical fault warning, followed by a duct overheat warning in "J" zone. An attendant reported flames below the floor and behind the wall lining aft of L3 door. The attendant discharged a portable fire extinguisher and reported the fire extinguished. A fire warning was then received on No 2 engine. Cockpit and cabin began to fill with smoke. The crew shut down No 2 engine and donned oxygen masks. The pilot landed safely.
The fire originated in the left aft underfloor area of the airplane's fuselage, aft of the C-3 cargo compartment and forward of the rear pressure bulkhead.
Sources:
NTSB
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