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Captain of a beech BE02 airliner shut down the right engine during taxi out for takeoff when the engine fire warning light came on. Even though the first officer did not see any fire, the captain ordered an evacuate/evacuation of the passenger and had them transported to the terminal. He also called for the fire rescue and police for back up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gnv |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2450 flight time type : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 411410 |
| 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 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While taxiing to active runway, engine fire annunciator illuminated. I visually checked the right engine for fire and reported that I did not see evidence of a fire. The captain shut down the engine and instructed me to evacuate/evacuation the passenger (6) onto the taxiway. Police and fire rescue arrived, passenger were escorted back to the terminal and the aircraft was towed back to parking. Company maintenance was called, a mechanic and new aircraft were dispatched.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A BEECH BE02 AIRLINER SHUT DOWN THE R ENG DURING TAXI OUT FOR TKOF WHEN THE ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. EVEN THOUGH THE FO DID NOT SEE ANY FIRE, THE CAPT ORDERED AN EVAC OF THE PAX AND HAD THEM TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL. HE ALSO CALLED FOR THE FIRE RESCUE AND POLICE FOR BACK UP.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO ACTIVE RWY, ENG FIRE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. I VISUALLY CHKED THE R ENG FOR FIRE AND RPTED THAT I DID NOT SEE EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. THE CAPT SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND INSTRUCTED ME TO EVAC THE PAX (6) ONTO THE TXWY. POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE ARRIVED, PAX WERE ESCORTED BACK TO THE TERMINAL AND THE ACFT WAS TOWED BACK TO PARKING. COMPANY MAINT WAS CALLED, A MECH AND NEW ACFT WERE DISPATCHED.
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.