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Attributes | |
ACN | 381813 |
Time | |
Date | 199710 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : btv |
State Reference | VT |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 9000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : btv |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | descent 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 : 75 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000 |
ASRS Report | 381813 |
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 |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Prior to entering the clouds on our descent into btv, engine anti-ice was turned on. A few seconds later, a master caution chime and right intake light illuminated. The abnormal checklist was reviewed for intake light on. I cycled the switch off to on as per the checklist, at which time my first officer informed me that we had a fire in the right engine and that flames were visible. I took command of the aircraft and guided first officer to perform the memory items for an engine fire. We then proceeded to run the emergency engine fire checklist followed by the abnormal 1-ENG inoperative checklist. I declared an emergency with btv approach and received priority handling. We touched down in btv without accident or incident. The passenger were safely deplaned and escorted to the terminal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LTT HAS MASTER CAUTION CHIME ACTIVATE FOLLOWED BY R INTAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE THEN FLAMES VISIBLE ON A R ENG FIRE. ABNORMAL CHKLISTS RUN. EMER DECLARED.
Narrative: PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CLOUDS ON OUR DSCNT INTO BTV, ENG ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED ON. A FEW SECONDS LATER, A MASTER CAUTION CHIME AND R INTAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST WAS REVIEWED FOR INTAKE LIGHT ON. I CYCLED THE SWITCH OFF TO ON AS PER THE CHKLIST, AT WHICH TIME MY FO INFORMED ME THAT WE HAD A FIRE IN THE R ENG AND THAT FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. I TOOK COMMAND OF THE ACFT AND GUIDED FO TO PERFORM THE MEMORY ITEMS FOR AN ENG FIRE. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO RUN THE EMER ENG FIRE CHKLIST FOLLOWED BY THE ABNORMAL 1-ENG INOP CHKLIST. I DECLARED AN EMER WITH BTV APCH AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING. WE TOUCHED DOWN IN BTV WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. THE PAX WERE SAFELY DEPLANED AND ESCORTED TO THE TERMINAL.
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.