Narrative:
The no. 3 engine caught fire during maintenance work. The fire started when the FCU was disconnected and may have resulted from residual fuel leaking out and being ignited by one of the portable work lamps.
accident date: 04-08-1993
type: Boeing 727-46
registration: HK-2421X
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1993 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-46 |
| Operator: | SAM Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-2421X |
| MSN: | 18875/202 |
| First flight: | 1965-11-15 (27 years 9 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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The no. 3 engine caught fire during maintenance work. The fire started when the FCU was disconnected and may have resulted from residual fuel leaking out and being ignited by one of the portable work lamps.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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accident date: 04-08-1993
type: Boeing 727-46
registration: HK-2421X
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