Dynamic Airways Flight 405
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| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 October 2015 |
| Summary | Aircraft fire following suspected fuel leak. Under investigation. |
| Site | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, United States |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 767-269ER |
| Operator | Dynamic Airways |
| Registration | N251MY |
| Flight origin | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, United States |
| Destination | Caracas International Airport, Maiquetía, Venezuela |
| Passengers | 101 |
| Crew | unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 14 |
| Survivors | 101 (all) |
Dynamic International Airways Flight 405 was a scheduled international passenger flight that suffered an engine fire while taxiing for departure at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport on October 29, 2015.[1]
Incident
Flight 405 caught fire while taxiing for departure at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The aircraft was leaking fuel shortly before it caught fire, according to the pilots of an aircraft that was following Flight 405.[2] All passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft. Fifteen were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries.[2] The airport's two runways were closed. The south runway reopened around 3:20 PM.[2]
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the incident (c/n 23280) was a Boeing 767-269ER with registration N251MY. The 131st Boeing 767 built, it first flew on January 30, 1986 and was originally purchased in Japan, but which never taken up and was delivered to Kuwait Airways approximately seven weeks later. While owned by Kuwait Airways, the airframe was leased at times to EgyptAir, Qatar Airways and Polynesian Airlines.
In 1995, Kuwait Airways sold the airframe to Birgenair, which subsequently leased the airframe to Alas Nacionales and LAN Airlines. Following the collapse of Birgenair shortly after the crash of Birgenair Flight 301, Air Gabon acquired the airframe for two years until its acquisition by First Security Corporation (now part of Wells Fargo) in 1999. The plane was then stored for the next five years out of service until United Arab Emirates-based 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 Las Vegas, Nevada acquired the plane from AVE.com in June 2006, who subsequently leased the airframe on a "power by the hour" basis to MaxJet, Sunny Airways, and Dynamic Airways. 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.
Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.[2] It has already started.
References
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Passenger plane catches fire at the Fort Lauderdale airport on its way to Venezuela". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "15 Hospitalized in Fort Lauderdale Airport Plane Fire, All Flights Suspended". NBC Miami. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.