Dynamic Airways Flight 405

Coordinates: 26°4′21″N 80°9′10″W / 26.07250°N 80.15278°W / 26.07250; -80.15278
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Dynamic Airways Flight 405
Dynamic Airways
IATA flight No.2D405
ICAO flight No.DYA405
Call signDYNAMIC AIR 405
RegistrationN251MY
Flight originFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, United States
DestinationSimón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetía, Venezuela
Occupants101
Passengers90
Crew11
Fatalities0
Injuries22
Survivors101

On October 29, 2015, Dynamic Airways Flight 405, a

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Caracas, Venezuela, suffered a fire while taxiing
for departure. All 101 passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft and survived, but twenty-two of them were injured.

Accident

Flight 2D405 caught

abrasions, anxiety, and minor seat-belt injuries.[1][2] The airport's two runways were closed. The south runway reopened around 3:20 PM.[1] Dynamic Airways continue to operate Flight 405 on the Fort Lauderdale - Caracas route.[3]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the incident (c/n 23280) was a

Polynesian Airlines
.

In 1995, Kuwait Airways sold the airframe to

Phoenix Aviation (later AVE.com) purchased the frame from Wells Fargo in 2004, leasing it to Kam Air
in early 2004.

Current owner KMW Leasing of

MAXjet and Sunny Airways prior to its placement with Dynamic. Despite its age of nearly 30 years, as of October 6, 2015, the airframe had only flown for 29,970 hours over 9,937 flight cycles. Previous to being leased by Dynamic Airways, the aircraft was in dry storage for approximately 29 months. Dynamic had only logged 240 hours during the six-week period prior to the fire at Fort Lauderdale.[5]

Investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has begun an investigation.[1] On November 3, 2015, the NTSB released an update to its ongoing investigation, which stated that they found that the main fuel supply line coupling assembly had disconnected in the wing-to-engine strut above and behind the left engine.[6] Examination of the left engine revealed no evidence of an engine uncontainment or other failure. Also, the lower inboard portion of the left wing, left engine cowling, and left fuselage center section sustained thermal damage. The fire did not penetrate the fuselage. The report condemned some passengers for taking their luggage.

The final report on the accident was released on June 1, 2020. The report concluded that the failure of the main fuel line coupling assembly was "the failure of maintenance personnel to install the required safety lock wire." The NTSB also criticized the flight crew for initiating the emergency evacuation while the right engine was still running.[7][8]

Notes

  1. ^ The aircraft was a Boeing 767-200ER model. Boeing assigns a unique customer code for each customer that orders an aircraft from Boeing. As noted by the article, the original customer ordering this airframe was Kuwait Airways, whose customer code with Boeing is -69, hence Boeing 767-269ER.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "15 Hospitalized in Fort Lauderdale Airport Plane Fire, All Flights Suspended". NBC Miami. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Over 20 Hurt When Plane Catches Fire at Fort Lauderdale Airport". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  3. ^ "2D*405 Flight, Dynamic Airways, Fort Lauderdale to Caracas". www.flightr.net. Archived from the original on 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  4. Aviation Safety Network. Archived
    from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  5. ^ "NTSB: Dynamic Airways Fire Caused by Faulty Fuel Line Connection". Airchive. Archived from the original on 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  6. ^ "NTSB Investigative Update on Dynamic International Airways Flight 405". www.ntsb.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  7. ^ "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report". National Transportation Safety Board. 2020-06-01. DCA16FA013. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  8. ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Dynamic B762 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 29th 2015, fuel leak results in engine fire". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-04-01.