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Engine fire indication on takeoff causes large transport flight crew to return and land after dumping fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 147675 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx tower : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 147675 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff from runway 8L from phx airport, experienced #1 engine fire light and bell at approximately 200'. I was the first officer and was flying at the time. Bell was silenced and company procedures followed. The captain notified departure of situation and declared an emergency and I continued to fly and departed local area to dump fuel. #1 engine was shut down but the freon bottles were not discharged because the fire light extinguished before fire handle was pulled as per company procedures. While dumping fuel captain notified F/as, and passengers of situation. He tried to notify company dispatchers, but was unable, so asked departure control to relay to company of situation. I continued around the airport to land on runway 8L at phx airport. Fire fighting equipment was standing by on landing and was asked through tower if any indication of fire was seen. None was noted. Captain taxied aircraft to the gate. Declaration of emergency was cancelled. No injury to passengers, crew, or cargo. No damage to aircraft or other property.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON TKOF CAUSES LGT FLT CREW TO RETURN AND LAND AFTER DUMPING FUEL.
Narrative: ON TKOF FROM RWY 8L FROM PHX ARPT, EXPERIENCED #1 ENG FIRE LIGHT AND BELL AT APPROX 200'. I WAS THE F/O AND WAS FLYING AT THE TIME. BELL WAS SILENCED AND COMPANY PROCS FOLLOWED. THE CAPT NOTIFIED DEP OF SITUATION AND DECLARED AN EMER AND I CONTINUED TO FLY AND DEPARTED LCL AREA TO DUMP FUEL. #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN BUT THE FREON BOTTLES WERE NOT DISCHARGED BECAUSE THE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED BEFORE FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED AS PER COMPANY PROCS. WHILE DUMPING FUEL CAPT NOTIFIED F/AS, AND PAXS OF SITUATION. HE TRIED TO NOTIFY COMPANY DISPATCHERS, BUT WAS UNABLE, SO ASKED DEP CTL TO RELAY TO COMPANY OF SITUATION. I CONTINUED AROUND THE ARPT TO LAND ON RWY 8L AT PHX ARPT. FIRE FIGHTING EQUIP WAS STANDING BY ON LNDG AND WAS ASKED THROUGH TWR IF ANY INDICATION OF FIRE WAS SEEN. NONE WAS NOTED. CAPT TAXIED ACFT TO THE GATE. DECLARATION OF EMER WAS CANCELLED. NO INJURY TO PAXS, CREW, OR CARGO. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR OTHER PROPERTY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.