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The flight crew of a DC10-30 dumped fuel and returned to land due to a left engine fire warning. Captain advised the passenger to remain calm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377303 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 377303 |
| 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 other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Air interruption occurred about 10-15 mins into climb out. Fire warning and CO2 released into engine (l-hand). Captain advised returning to dfw after fuel dumping for 20 mins. After takeoff, I said to flight attendant across from me the airplane felt somewhat weird on takeoff -- a bit more shuddering than normal and wobbly. Shortly thereafter, captain called to all cabin. I went into cabin to check passenger. All seemed calm, but really not sure what was going on. Cabin became warm. Passenger began fanning themselves to keep cool. Apparently, 1 passenger got sick. I was not involved in this and paramedics met flight. I never felt any unnecessary condition that this was to be an emergency. Captain and his crew had everything under control and aircraft landed without incident and taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC OF A DC10-30 DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO LAND DUE TO A L ENG FIRE WARNING. CAPT ADVISED THE PAX TO REMAIN CALM.
Narrative: AIR INTERRUPTION OCCURRED ABOUT 10-15 MINS INTO CLB OUT. FIRE WARNING AND CO2 RELEASED INTO ENG (L-HAND). CAPT ADVISED RETURNING TO DFW AFTER FUEL DUMPING FOR 20 MINS. AFTER TKOF, I SAID TO FLT ATTENDANT ACROSS FROM ME THE AIRPLANE FELT SOMEWHAT WEIRD ON TKOF -- A BIT MORE SHUDDERING THAN NORMAL AND WOBBLY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CAPT CALLED TO ALL CABIN. I WENT INTO CABIN TO CHK PAX. ALL SEEMED CALM, BUT REALLY NOT SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON. CABIN BECAME WARM. PAX BEGAN FANNING THEMSELVES TO KEEP COOL. APPARENTLY, 1 PAX GOT SICK. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS AND PARAMEDICS MET FLT. I NEVER FELT ANY UNNECESSARY CONDITION THAT THIS WAS TO BE AN EMER. CAPT AND HIS CREW HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CTL AND ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE.
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.