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Just after takeoff widebody transport experiences engine fire warning and performs an in-flight engine shutdown. Fuel dumped and aircraft proceeds in a diversion to alternate airport for 'available support.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 219856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : stl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 106 flight time total : 11271 flight time type : 7102 |
| ASRS Report | 219856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff #4 engine egt began increasing. So retarded #4 thrust lever to keep temperature within limits, airborne vibration monitor showed increase. Leveled at 6000 ft MSL to stay below clouds and advised ATC of potential problem. Continued retarding #4 thrust lever as egt and fuel flow showed rising trend. Experienced one compressor stall followed by #4 engine fire warning. Shut down engine, discharged bottle. Warning light out after 25 seconds. Advised ATC and requested radar vectors to remain in departure control area and advised fuel dumping would be necessary. Contacted msp dispatch to coordination course of action. Decision made to fly to msp. Requested and received ATC clearance -- fuel dumping approved during climb northwest of stl. Dumped to weight to allow cruise at 220. Msp dispatch provided flight plan information including en route time, fuel figures and WX. Upon contact with msp center and ascertaining WX and traffic, dumped additional fuel to assure landing weight of 585000 pounds. Landed without incident at msp. Choice of airports influenced by familiarity and available support.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JUST AFTER TKOF WDB EXPERIENCES ENG FIRE WARNING AND PERFORMS AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN. FUEL DUMPED AND ACFT PROCEEDS IN A DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT FOR 'AVAILABLE SUPPORT.'
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF #4 ENG EGT BEGAN INCREASING. SO RETARDED #4 THRUST LEVER TO KEEP TEMP WITHIN LIMITS, AIRBORNE VIBRATION MONITOR SHOWED INCREASE. LEVELED AT 6000 FT MSL TO STAY BELOW CLOUDS AND ADVISED ATC OF POTENTIAL PROBLEM. CONTINUED RETARDING #4 THRUST LEVER AS EGT AND FUEL FLOW SHOWED RISING TREND. EXPERIENCED ONE COMPRESSOR STALL FOLLOWED BY #4 ENG FIRE WARNING. SHUT DOWN ENG, DISCHARGED BOTTLE. WARNING LIGHT OUT AFTER 25 SECONDS. ADVISED ATC AND REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS TO REMAIN IN DEP CTL AREA AND ADVISED FUEL DUMPING WOULD BE NECESSARY. CONTACTED MSP DISPATCH TO COORD COURSE OF ACTION. DECISION MADE TO FLY TO MSP. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED ATC CLRNC -- FUEL DUMPING APPROVED DURING CLB NW OF STL. DUMPED TO WT TO ALLOW CRUISE AT 220. MSP DISPATCH PROVIDED FLT PLAN INFO INCLUDING ENRTE TIME, FUEL FIGURES AND WX. UPON CONTACT WITH MSP CTR AND ASCERTAINING WX AND TFC, DUMPED ADDITIONAL FUEL TO ASSURE LNDG WT OF 585000 POUNDS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT MSP. CHOICE OF ARPTS INFLUENCED BY FAMILIARITY AND AVAILABLE SUPPORT.
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.