FUEL SUPPLY LINE LIKELY CAUSE OF FIRE

Posted on 11/04/2015

The US National Transportation Safety Board says it has found an issue with the main fuel supply line in a Caracas-bound airplane that caught fire as it taxied for takeoff from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.

In issuing preliminary findings on Tuesday, the NTSB said the main fuel supply line coupling assembly had disconnected near the left engine of the Dynamic International Airways plane. The coupling assembly has been retained for further investigation.

The agency says the fire did not penetrate the fuselage.

A pilot in a plane behind the Boeing 767 saw the fire Thursday and alerted authorities.

Passengers evacuated by sliding down chutes. Of the 90 onboard, one was seriously injured; 21 suffered minor injuries.