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Both fire bottles ineffective in correcting engine fire warning. Emergency declared. Land nearest suitable airport, lit, ar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 194218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199111 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 194218 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 194550 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At cruise, FL310, mach 0.76, 85000 gross weight, fire warning, light engine, both fire extinguisher bottles utilized, fire warning continued. Destination planned to be oklahoma city, northeast. Diverted to little rock since it was closer and WX better. Engine shutdown per procedures, landing at little rock uneventful. No fire observed during landing. Emergency crew at runway in little rock verified no fire existed. Taxied to gate. Emergency declared at altitude and emergency equipment requested at little rock. Flight attendants were asked to prepare for emergency landing and to not utilize left overwing exit due to possible fire location. Flight attendants told not to evacuate/evacuation aircraft until actual fire was verified and instructed by pilot. All crew members were asked for input on direction of duties. Cockpit resource management usable, utilized and emphasized due to prior training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BOTH FIRE BOTTLES INEFFECTIVE IN CORRECTING ENG FIRE WARNING. EMER DECLARED. LAND NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, LIT, AR.
Narrative: AT CRUISE, FL310, MACH 0.76, 85000 GROSS WT, FIRE WARNING, LIGHT ENG, BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES UTILIZED, FIRE WARNING CONTINUED. DEST PLANNED TO BE OKLAHOMA CITY, NE. DIVERTED TO LITTLE ROCK SINCE IT WAS CLOSER AND WX BETTER. ENG SHUTDOWN PER PROCS, LNDG AT LITTLE ROCK UNEVENTFUL. NO FIRE OBSERVED DURING LNDG. EMER CREW AT RWY IN LITTLE ROCK VERIFIED NO FIRE EXISTED. TAXIED TO GATE. EMER DECLARED AT ALT AND EMER EQUIP REQUESTED AT LITTLE ROCK. FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ASKED TO PREPARE FOR EMER LNDG AND TO NOT UTILIZE L OVERWING EXIT DUE TO POSSIBLE FIRE LOCATION. FLT ATTENDANTS TOLD NOT TO EVAC ACFT UNTIL ACTUAL FIRE WAS VERIFIED AND INSTRUCTED BY PLT. ALL CREW MEMBERS WERE ASKED FOR INPUT ON DIRECTION OF DUTIES. COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT USABLE, UTILIZED AND EMPHASIZED DUE TO PRIOR TRAINING.
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.