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Washington, DC 20594
June 29, 2008
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NTSB TEAM OF INVESTIGATORS RESPOND TO A GROUND FIRE ABOARD B-767
CARGO JET
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The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team
of specialists to investigate a ground fire that erupted
aboard a parked B-767 cargo jet last night at the San
Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California.
About 10:00 p.m. PDT, the flightcrew of a Boeing B-767
(N799AX), operated by Airborne Express as cargo flight 1611,
reported smoke and fire just aft of cockpit while preparing
to start the engines. The airplane was parked at the time,
and all cargo had been loaded. Both flightcrew members
exited the airplane safely via cockpit window. The airport
rescue and fire fighting unit extinguished the fire;
however, a hole had been burned through the crown of the
aircraft above the forward galley area.
NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker has designated investigator
Lorenda Ward as the Investigator-in-Charge. An aviation
systems specialist, survival factors specialist, and
fire/explosion specialist will accompany her. The team is
expected to arrive on scene this evening.
Burned DHL 767 at SFO
June 29, 2008. This gallery shows the DHL 767 # 799 that partially got burned in San Francisco Int'l airport last night. Wider angle shots are immediately followed by closer up photos.
Note the following:
- Open emergency exit window above wing
- Open cockpit windows
- Smoke markings above cockpit windows
All images copyrighted by Jack Hannen.
Note open emergency door window above the wing
Burned forward &side section
DHL burned forward fuselage
Burned forward section. Note open cockpit window.
Front view
Close-up front view. Note smoke markings on fuselage above cockpit window.