2 September 1977 - Transmeridian 3751

The no.4 engine failed shortly after take-off. The prop was feathered, but a fire developed and the aircraft was seen to crash into the sea on fire, 8 minutes after take-off.

Time	Station	Message
0:27:50	TWR	Transmeridian 3751, Hong Kong Tower, you are clear for take off. Surface wind 090 degrees, 8 knots.
0:27:58	KK3751	Roger, understand clear to line up and take off.
0:28:01	TWR	Affirmative
0:28:23	TWR	Transmeridian 3751, if you line up at this position. You lose about one thousand feet of your take off run.
0:28:32	KK3751	3751, one thousand feet.
0:28:36	TWR	One thousand feet approximately.
0:28:40	KK3751	Okay. We'll go down the end. Thank You.
0:28:43	TWR	Roger.
0:30:29	KK3751	3751 is rolling.
0:30:31	TWR	3751, roger.
0:31:28	TWR	Kilo Kilo 3751, smoke from your number 4 engine.
0:31:30	KK3751	Yeah, we shit it down.
0:31:32	KK3751	Roger 3751, we have had a engine failure.
0:31:37	TWR	Roger.
0:31:53	TWR	Kilo Kilo 3751, your intention.
0:31:59	KK3751	3751, we'll go out and dump fuel Sir and return.
0:32:02	TWR	Kilo Kilo 3751 roger.
0:32:33	TWR	3751 be advised Tathong Point straight ahead is eight hundred and seven feet.
0:32:39	KK3751	3751, thank you. We are visual.
0:32:42	TWR	Roger.
0:33:06	TWR	Transmeridian 3751, contact Hong Kong Approach 119 decimal one.
0:33:10	KK3751	Hong Kong Approach 119 decimal one roger.
0:33:42	KK3751	Transmeridian 1191
0:33:46	APP	Transmeridian 3751, go ahead.
0:33:51	KK3751	We just ah climbing through 1000 feet. We'll be dumping shortly.
0:33:58	APP	Roger, from the outer marker. I suggest you turn on to an easterly heading and climb to about 4000 feet before commencing dumping fuel.
0:34:07	KK3751	Roger, we'll turn on to an easterly heading and climb to about 4000 feet.
0:34:11	APP	Roger.
0:34:25	APP	And can you estimate how long you require for fuel dumping.
0:34:28	KK3751	Be ten and a half minutes.
0:34:31	APP	Roger.
0:35:28	KK3751	Hong Kong Approach. Transmeridian 3751, we won't be able to dump. We've got an engine on fire at this time and we'll have to come back and land with the fuel on board.
0:35:38	APP	Roger 3751, make a right turn I say again a right turn on to heading 315.
0:35:47	KK3751	315
0:35:58	KK3751	Right turn on to 315, roger.
0:36:03	APP	That's affirmative right turn heading 310. I'll vector you straight in on to Runway 31, no delay.
0:36:10	KK3751	Roger. I understand would be appreciated it as quick as possible.
0:36:13	APP	Roger, make the right turn descend to 2000 feet, QNH 10007 millibars.
0:36:21	KK3751	2000 feet on 1007
0:36:48	APP	3751 is 12 miles south east of the airfield, if you are visual at any time, you are clear to continue visually the surface wind is 090 degree at 06 knots.
0:37:00	KK3751	Roger, we are Victor Mike but we'll need radar vectoring.
0:37:03	APP	Roger.
0:37:23	APP	3751, stop your turn heading 295,295.
0:37:38	KK3751	295 roger.
0:38:00	KK3751	Tower from 3751, you better standby with the fire cover. We did have visual sight of flames but they seem to be extinguished at this time.
0:38:08	APP	3751 that's understood and we are ready.
0:38:13	KK3751	There's still smoke coming out of it.
0:38:15	APP	Okay.
0:38:17	KK3751	We're going in.
0:38:21	KK3751	The engines come off, the engines ..........(voice fading out and clicking noise)
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