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Crj-700 flight crew reported the captain accidentally pushed the left engine fire button instead of the glideslope warning cancel button on short final resulting in an unintended engine shutdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1418796 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fire Extinguishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On short final I went to cancel the glideslope warning about 100-200 ft above touchdown and accidently pushed the left engine fire button. The guard on the button was stuck in the up position and the engine was shutting down as we were touching down. It was night time operations with low lighting and I did not see the guard was broken and stuck in the up position. A slight yawing [occurred] as the engine was spooling down. The broken switch guard which was not written up by previous crews or caught by maintenance. Proceeded to a normal landing. Wrote up the problem in maintenance log and discussed the issue with the maintenance personnel who picked up the plane at the gate. All guarded switches need to be checked during maintenance rotations for broken or weak springs and ensure they close properly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-700 flight crew reported the Captain accidentally pushed the left engine fire button instead of the glideslope warning cancel button on short final resulting in an unintended engine shutdown.
Narrative: On short final I went to cancel the glideslope warning about 100-200 ft above touchdown and accidently pushed the left engine fire button. The guard on the button was stuck in the up position and the engine was shutting down as we were touching down. It was night time operations with low lighting and I did not see the guard was broken and stuck in the up position. A slight yawing [occurred] as the engine was spooling down. The broken switch guard which was not written up by previous crews or caught by maintenance. Proceeded to a normal landing. Wrote up the problem in maintenance log and discussed the issue with the maintenance personnel who picked up the plane at the gate. All guarded switches need to be checked during maintenance rotations for broken or weak springs and ensure they close properly.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.