The flight crew’s delayed landing after an in-flight engine fire, which reignited after both fire bottles were discharged and resulted in substantial damage to an engine pylon. Contributing to the delayed landing was likely the flight crew’s perception that the fire had been extinguished due to the disappearance of the primary engine fire warning indications after the fire detection loops were damaged and that a landing as soon as possible was not perceived to be necessary. Contributing to the duration of the fire was the contamination of an engine fire isolation system component which resulted in hydraulic fluid leaking into the designated engine fire zone after the engine was shutdown and the fire button was pressed.
N806NW
2004 AIRBUS A330-323
Fixed wing multi engine · Turbo-fan · Standard
1 NTSB record
for this tail number, including substantial damage. See the full record below.
Registration
Airframe
Powerplant
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NTSB Accident & Incident Record
Apr 18, 2018
Accident
Substantial Atlanta, GA
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 121
Probable Cause
NTSB DCA18LA163