# NTSB Incident FTW97IA222
> **Aerospatiale ATR-72-12** · 1997-06-14 · DALLAS, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97IA222
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08113
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1997-06-14
- **Location:** DALLAS, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 32
- **Total aboard:** 32
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** ATR-72-12
- **Registration:** N438AT
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the engine fire during descent resulting from a loose, leaking fuel transfer tube due to improper installation and alignment of the transfer tube's retaining clip.  Contributing factors were the inadequate design of the clamp, the failure of the operator to comply with the recommendations of the manufacturer's Service Bulletin (SB), and the failure of the FAA to issue an Airworthiness Directive to mandate the manufacturer's SB.

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