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Commuter light transport had in-flight cabin fire caused by shorted cabin light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 127369 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp tower : sea |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 310 flight time total : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 127369 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 330 flight time total : 5700 |
| ASRS Report | 126733 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I am a first officer flying for a commuter airline. During approach phase into msp airport, one of the passenger noticed smoke in the cabin and reported it to us, the crew members. The captain continued to fly the airplane and asked for priority handling as well as emergency vehicles. The captain asked me to take my fire extinguisher and investigate the smoke. As I entered the cabin I saw a small flame up near the overhead light in the very front of the cabin on the right hand side. I immediately extinguished the 3' flame. Meanwhile, the captain pulled out the associated circuit breakers and the cabin lights were shut off. We landed without incident and the rescue crew was sent back after we were sure it was under control. The passenger were unloaded as soon as possible, and no one was hurt. There were 7 passenger on board and they all remained very calm. Our maintenance looked at the damaged area and believed it to be caused by a flourescent light bulb that had shorted out. (The bulb was in working condition before the flight.) there was very little damage done (a melted wire and a small black spot left by the smoke) and the aircraft was back in service shortly. All the appropriate paperwork was filled out and the chief pilot said that the captain and I did an excellent job in handling the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER LTT HAD INFLT CABIN FIRE CAUSED BY SHORTED CABIN LIGHT.
Narrative: I AM A F/O FLYING FOR A COMMUTER AIRLINE. DURING APCH PHASE INTO MSP ARPT, ONE OF THE PAX NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND REPORTED IT TO US, THE CREW MEMBERS. THE CAPT CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE AND ASKED FOR PRIORITY HANDLING AS WELL AS EMER VEHICLES. THE CAPT ASKED ME TO TAKE MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND INVESTIGATE THE SMOKE. AS I ENTERED THE CABIN I SAW A SMALL FLAME UP NEAR THE OVERHEAD LIGHT IN THE VERY FRONT OF THE CABIN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED THE 3' FLAME. MEANWHILE, THE CAPT PULLED OUT THE ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND THE CABIN LIGHTS WERE SHUT OFF. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE RESCUE CREW WAS SENT BACK AFTER WE WERE SURE IT WAS UNDER CTL. THE PAX WERE UNLOADED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE WERE 7 PAX ON BOARD AND THEY ALL REMAINED VERY CALM. OUR MAINT LOOKED AT THE DAMAGED AREA AND BELIEVED IT TO BE CAUSED BY A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB THAT HAD SHORTED OUT. (THE BULB WAS IN WORKING CONDITION BEFORE THE FLT.) THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE DONE (A MELTED WIRE AND A SMALL BLACK SPOT LEFT BY THE SMOKE) AND THE ACFT WAS BACK IN SERVICE SHORTLY. ALL THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK WAS FILLED OUT AND THE CHIEF PLT SAID THAT THE CAPT AND I DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN HANDLING THE SITUATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.