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A beech 400A on approach declared an emergency due to the captain's interior windshield on fire caused by a defective windshield heat controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391464 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : teb |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : teb |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 391464 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 391465 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Windshield (pilot side) caught fire in-flight. With all power secured, fire continued. Executed emergency procedures, discharged halon fire extinguisher and put fire out. Used alternate gear extension procedures and landed with no flaps, trim, speed brakes or reverse thrust. Shut down and evacuate/evacuationed aircraft. We did declare an emergency at the start. Crew resource management was great. ATC did an outstanding job. No injuries. NTSB, FAA notified as soon as possible. Investigation is on going. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the captain's windshield overheated and started to burn with 6 inch flames which required using the halon fire extinguisher to put out. The reporter said from the time the flames appeared it took only 6 mins to get on the ground and during this time all the emergency procedures were accomplished. The FAA was notified of this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH 400A ON APCH DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO THE CAPT'S INTERIOR WINDSHIELD ON FIRE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD HEAT CTLR.
Narrative: WINDSHIELD (PLT SIDE) CAUGHT FIRE INFLT. WITH ALL PWR SECURED, FIRE CONTINUED. EXECUTED EMER PROCS, DISCHARGED HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT FIRE OUT. USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROCS AND LANDED WITH NO FLAPS, TRIM, SPD BRAKES OR REVERSE THRUST. SHUT DOWN AND EVACED ACFT. WE DID DECLARE AN EMER AT THE START. CREW RESOURCE MGMNT WAS GREAT. ATC DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. NO INJURIES. NTSB, FAA NOTIFIED ASAP. INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAPT'S WINDSHIELD OVERHEATED AND STARTED TO BURN WITH 6 INCH FLAMES WHICH REQUIRED USING THE HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT. THE RPTR SAID FROM THE TIME THE FLAMES APPEARED IT TOOK ONLY 6 MINS TO GET ON THE GND AND DURING THIS TIME ALL THE EMER PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT.
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.