# NTSB Incident BFO92IA017
> **de Havilland DHC-8-102** · 1992-01-12 · BALTIMORE, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO92IA017
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13942
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1992-01-12
- **Location:** BALTIMORE, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.170269, -76.670745
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 33
- **Total aboard:** 33
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-8-102
- **Registration:** N923HA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE LOW FUEL PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH SNUBBER ON THE #1 ENGINE, RESULTING IN FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE SNUBBER, A FUEL LEAK (SPRAY), AND SUBSEQUENT EXPLOSION/FIRE DAMAGE.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE INCIDENT WAS: INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE FIREWALL, WHICH ALLOWED FUEL VAPORS TO MIGRATE TO THE HOT SECTION OF THE ENGINE.

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