ATL88LA008

Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APPCH TO LAND, A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE AIRPLANE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE COMMERCIAL PLT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE AFTER LDG AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EXAMINED BY AN IA MECHANIC WHO REPORTED THAT HE FOUND A SUSPICIOUS HOLE (OR SPLIT) IN THE FUEL LINE RUNNING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO TO THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE BASED THIS ON THE REPORT OF FLAMES BEFORE LANDING, THE SPEED WITH WHICH THE FIRE SPREAD, 'AND THE FACT THAT THE PILOTS TURNED OFF THE MASTER BUT NOT THE FUEL SUPPLY, POINT TOWARD A FUEL FIRE.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12