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The American Airlines flight which Has fire Shortly after taking off from Denver International Airport in March, several parts were installed incorrectly and fuel leaks, according to a preliminary report published Thursday.
The plane to Dallas had a loose part inside the good engine installed in the wrong direction and the fuel which was fled from the adjustment of another part which was also incorrectly fixed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report.
Shortly after the plane, the crew noticed problems with the right engine, according to the report.
The American Airlines Airplane takes fire to Denver International Airport. (X / @flynnstone)
“The captain noted high engine indications of the engine for the good engine,” said the report, while the crew discussed their opinion before contacting the American distributors of airlines.
They landed safely, but shortly after their arrival at a door, passengers and crew members noticed that the fire and smoke filled the cabin. Images and videos showed passengers evacuating the plane And standing on the wings of the plane.
“One of the on -board agents tried to call the flight team” while another “hit the cockpit door to alert the flight crew,” said the report.
The NTSB report has also shown sequences outside the fleeing fuel engine. The plane was towed to a hangar for examination.
Delta passengers in Orlando evacuate the plane due to the engine fire
An American airline of airlines that caught fire in Denver had dark streaks that were in accordance with rationalization in flight, according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). (Ntsb)
During an inspection of the damage, the investigators saw that the plane “presented indications of heat / smoke / burn near the nacelle of the right engine, the right wing, on the right side of the fuselage at the rear of the wing, the main landing voucher and the good main landing wheel”, indicates the report.
In addition, “the locking wire of a fuel connection on the variable stator palette (VSV)” was loose and installed in the incorrect direction, in addition to other problems.
A more in-depth examination of the engines revealed that a fan blade platform was fractured, according to The report.
Another part of the plane which controls the air flow through the turbine compressor has proven “poorly fixed and secure … allowing the fuel to flee the fitting”.
The American Airlines Airplane takes fire to Denver International Airport. (X / @flynnstone)
American Airlines said that 172 passengers and six crew members were on board at the time of the incident.
The plane suffered “substantial damage” while 12 passengers and the six crew members suffered minor injuries, according to the report.
Fox News Digital contacted American Airlines.
