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A BA32 jetstream in cruise declared an emergency and diverted due to a fire in the captain's communication panel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mrb |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : mrb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 1650 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 384800 |
| 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 | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On the morning of nov/xa/97, the captain and I departed iad with thunderstorms in the area. After deviating for WX and climbing to our cruising altitude, the captain noticed a small fire/glow in his ccs (communications) box. The smell of smoke was filtering through the cockpit, so we decided to declare an emergency and land as soon as possible. The captain and I evaluated the situation in the cockpit after we both donned our oxygen masks. ATC advised us that we were closer to iad than to phl, with frederick being the closest airport. The captain and I agreed that iad was the best choice considering the level of emergency assistance available at iad. As we were en route to iad, we contacted our company to receive assistance. We tried to pull a circuit breaker to eliminate the fire, but it did not work. To eliminate smoke in the cabin, we raised the cabin altitude to our cruising altitude. ATC vectored us for the ILS runway 19R approach and we landed safely. Emergency vehicles arrived at our aircraft as we were evacing the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BA32 JETSTREAM IN CRUISE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A FIRE IN THE CAPT'S COM PANEL.
Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF NOV/XA/97, THE CAPT AND I DEPARTED IAD WITH TSTMS IN THE AREA. AFTER DEVIATING FOR WX AND CLBING TO OUR CRUISING ALT, THE CAPT NOTICED A SMALL FIRE/GLOW IN HIS CCS (COMS) BOX. THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS FILTERING THROUGH THE COCKPIT, SO WE DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND ASAP. THE CAPT AND I EVALUATED THE SIT IN THE COCKPIT AFTER WE BOTH DONNED OUR OXYGEN MASKS. ATC ADVISED US THAT WE WERE CLOSER TO IAD THAN TO PHL, WITH FREDERICK BEING THE CLOSEST ARPT. THE CAPT AND I AGREED THAT IAD WAS THE BEST CHOICE CONSIDERING THE LEVEL OF EMER ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE AT IAD. AS WE WERE ENRTE TO IAD, WE CONTACTED OUR COMPANY TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. WE TRIED TO PULL A CIRCUIT BREAKER TO ELIMINATE THE FIRE, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. TO ELIMINATE SMOKE IN THE CABIN, WE RAISED THE CABIN ALT TO OUR CRUISING ALT. ATC VECTORED US FOR THE ILS RWY 19R APCH AND WE LANDED SAFELY. EMER VEHICLES ARRIVED AT OUR ACFT AS WE WERE EVACING THE ACFT.
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.