# NTSB Incident ENG11IA016
> **BOEING 757-2Q8** · 2011-02-09 · Minneapolis, MN, USA · NONE
## 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.

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