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Flight crew of heavy transport air carrier aircraft declared an emergency and returned to land after an engine fire warning could not be stopped by the firing of the extinguishing system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238916 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pxv |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| 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 : direct enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 238916 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb out at approximately FL220 #4 handle fire warning light illuminated and fire warning bell came on. Performed engine fire/severe damage checklist. After pulling #4 fire handle full forward, #4 fire light still illuminated. Discharged first bottle, fire light still illuminated, discharged second bottle, fire light still on. Declared emergency. Landed uneventfully stopped on runway 1 at sdf. #4 fire handle light went out on short final. Crash fire rescue verified no fire, taxied clear of runway 1. Company maintenance verified no fire at remote taxi area. Returned aircraft to ramp. Exercised emergency authority in return to sdf, notified ATC and dispatch. No damage or bodily harm incurred. Landed approximately 276300 pounds, overweight landing written up in logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF HVT ACR ACFT DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND AFTER AN ENG FIRE WARNING COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY THE FIRING OF THE EXTINGUISHING SYS.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT AT APPROX FL220 #4 HANDLE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FIRE WARNING BELL CAME ON. PERFORMED ENG FIRE/SEVERE DAMAGE CHKLIST. AFTER PULLING #4 FIRE HANDLE FULL FORWARD, #4 FIRE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. DISCHARGED FIRST BOTTLE, FIRE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED, DISCHARGED SECOND BOTTLE, FIRE LIGHT STILL ON. DECLARED EMER. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY STOPPED ON RWY 1 AT SDF. #4 FIRE HANDLE LIGHT WENT OUT ON SHORT FINAL. CRASH FIRE RESCUE VERIFIED NO FIRE, TAXIED CLR OF RWY 1. COMPANY MAINT VERIFIED NO FIRE AT REMOTE TAXI AREA. RETURNED ACFT TO RAMP. EXERCISED EMER AUTHORITY IN RETURN TO SDF, NOTIFIED ATC AND DISPATCH. NO DAMAGE OR BODILY HARM INCURRED. LANDED APPROX 276300 LBS, OVERWT LNDG WRITTEN UP IN LOGBOOK.
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.