25 October 2018
Fire After O-Ring Nipped on Installation
n 7 July 2016 Delta Air Lines (DAL) Pratt & Whitney PW2040 powered Boeing 757-200, N706TW, experienced a right engine fire shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The flight crew declared an emergency after receiving a right engine fire warning in the initial climb, approximately 400 feet agl. They shut down the right engine and observed the fire warning extinguish and so neither fire bottle was discharged. The flight returned to JFK and landed safely.
