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Air cargo climbing through 6000 ft, got wheel fire warning. Declared emergency and returned to phx. On gear extension warning ceased. Company maintenance met aircraft, inspected and okayed taxi to gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343142 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 343142 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We departed the phx airport on a night freight flight. Passing through 6000 ft we received a wheelwell fire warning light and bell. We performed the wheelwell fire checklist, declared an emergency for immediate return to the phx airport. Shortly after the landing gear was extended and the gear doors opened, the wheelwell fire warning light went out. I requested for fire truck assistance as part of our emergency. After landing we were notified that there did not appear to be any fire in the wheelwell area so we taxied off the runway onto the parallel taxiway where we were inspected more thoroughly. Our own company mechanics came out to the aircraft, inspected the wheelwells, and then gave us the ok to taxi into our ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR CARGO CLBING THROUGH 6000 FT, GOT WHEEL FIRE WARNING. DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO PHX. ON GEAR EXTENSION WARNING CEASED. COMPANY MAINT MET ACFT, INSPECTED AND OKAYED TAXI TO GATE.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED THE PHX ARPT ON A NIGHT FREIGHT FLT. PASSING THROUGH 6000 FT WE RECEIVED A WHEELWELL FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL. WE PERFORMED THE WHEELWELL FIRE CHKLIST, DECLARED AN EMER FOR IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE PHX ARPT. SHORTLY AFTER THE LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE GEAR DOORS OPENED, THE WHEELWELL FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. I REQUESTED FOR FIRE TRUCK ASSISTANCE AS PART OF OUR EMER. AFTER LNDG WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY FIRE IN THE WHEELWELL AREA SO WE TAXIED OFF THE RWY ONTO THE PARALLEL TXWY WHERE WE WERE INSPECTED MORE THOROUGHLY. OUR OWN COMPANY MECHS CAME OUT TO THE ACFT, INSPECTED THE WHEELWELLS, AND THEN GAVE US THE OK TO TAXI INTO OUR RAMP.
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.