B752, vicinity New York JFK USA, 2016

B752, vicinity New York JFK USA, 2016

Summary

On 7 July 2016, a right engine fire warning was annunciated as a Boeing 757-200 got airborne from New York JFK and after shutting the engine down in accordance with the corresponding checklist, an emergency declaration was followed by an immediate and uneventful return to land. After an external inspection confirmed there was no sign of an active fire, the aircraft was taxied to a terminal gate for normal disembarkation. The Investigation found that a fuel-fed fire had occurred because an O-ring had been incorrectly installed on a fuel tube during maintenance prior to the flight.

Description

On 7 July 2016, a Boeing 757-200 (N706TW) being operated by Delta Air Lines on a domestic passenger flight from New York JFK to San Diego had just taken off from JFK in day VMC when a right engine fire warning prompted the shutdown of the PW2037 engine and a declaration of emergency to ATC with the aircraft still below 1000 feet. The warning ceased after the engine was shut down and a return to the departure airport was then made without further event with normal passenger disembarkation following after airport RFFS units found no signs of an active fire. There were no injuries to the 157 occupants but post flight inspection showed that the fire had damaged external components on the right engine and had burned through the right nacelle inboard core cowl (see the illustration below).

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