Engine fire. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	293750
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msn
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tower : msn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	293750
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On descent, we had 1 loop (of 2) indicate a fire. Captain flew aircraft handled communication, first officer performed checklist. First officer stated that test of opposite (other) loop was unsatisfactory. Captain had first officer to perform test again. First officer stated test again was unsatisfactory aircraft had a fire. As first officer completed checklist which included shutting down of engine, captain declared an emergency. Landed in msn. After inspection by rescue crew no indication of a fire. Tried to taxi aircraft, but brakes were locked. Had to leave aircraft on runway until maintenance repaired brakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FIRE.

Narrative: ON DSCNT, WE HAD 1 LOOP (OF 2) INDICATE A FIRE. CAPT FLEW ACFT HANDLED COM, FO PERFORMED CHKLIST. FO STATED THAT TEST OF OPPOSITE (OTHER) LOOP WAS UNSATISFACTORY. CAPT HAD FO TO PERFORM TEST AGAIN. FO STATED TEST AGAIN WAS UNSATISFACTORY ACFT HAD A FIRE. AS FO COMPLETED CHKLIST WHICH INCLUDED SHUTTING DOWN OF ENG, CAPT DECLARED AN EMER. LANDED IN MSN. AFTER INSPECTION BY RESCUE CREW NO INDICATION OF A FIRE. TRIED TO TAXI ACFT, BUT BRAKES WERE LOCKED. HAD TO LEAVE ACFT ON RWY UNTIL MAINT REPAIRED BRAKES.

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.