NONE · BOEING 757-2Q8 · 2011-02-09 · Minneapolis, MN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ENG11IA016
Event ID
20110209X55126
Type
Incident
Date
2011-02-09
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Coordinates
44.52, -93.120002
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
BOEING
Model
757-2Q8
Registration
N704X
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the failure of the right engine's fuel control unit to operate correctly when the fuel metering valve became frozen in the full open position because of corrosion on the fuel metering valve slide and sleeve, which caused the engine to be overfueled during engine start and resulted in a tailpipe fire.