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Flight crew activated the pwrplant fire extinguisher bottles after observing a pwrplant fire warning and returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 279661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpn |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hpn |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DHC-7 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 279661 |
| 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 : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We departed on runway 34 from hpn, ny, to dca. The takeoff roll and climb went uneventfully until the captain called for climb power. I (the PNF) began to set climb power when I noticed the master caution light illuminate. I looked up at the caution panel and noticed the check fire detect caution light and immediately notified the captain. He then executed the memory items which led to the illumination of the #2 engine fire warning. We then executed the engine fire in-flight checklist. Declared an emergency to ATC and requested vectors to the ILS runway 34 back into hpn. I then notified the flight attendant and the passenger. Since we had 3 remaining engines, the rest of the flight was uneventful. After turning off of the runway, the captain determined the fire warning to be an electrical short, and not a fire. (Both fire bottles were discharged in the air). We then deplaned the passenger and started our reports.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC ACTIVATED THE PWRPLANT FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES AFTER OBSERVING A PWRPLANT FIRE WARNING AND RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED ON RWY 34 FROM HPN, NY, TO DCA. THE TKOF ROLL AND CLB WENT UNEVENTFULLY UNTIL THE CAPT CALLED FOR CLB PWR. I (THE PNF) BEGAN TO SET CLB PWR WHEN I NOTICED THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATE. I LOOKED UP AT THE CAUTION PANEL AND NOTICED THE CHK FIRE DETECT CAUTION LIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE CAPT. HE THEN EXECUTED THE MEMORY ITEMS WHICH LED TO THE ILLUMINATION OF THE #2 ENG FIRE WARNING. WE THEN EXECUTED THE ENG FIRE INFLT CHKLIST. DECLARED AN EMER TO ATC AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE ILS RWY 34 BACK INTO HPN. I THEN NOTIFIED THE FLT ATTENDANT AND THE PAX. SINCE WE HAD 3 REMAINING ENGS, THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER TURNING OFF OF THE RWY, THE CAPT DETERMINED THE FIRE WARNING TO BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, AND NOT A FIRE. (BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED IN THE AIR). WE THEN DEPLANED THE PAX AND STARTED OUR RPTS.
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.