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A landing NA265 sabreliner has difficulty in stowing the r- hand thrust reverser. Engine fire warning comes on along with tower's warning of a visual fire. Captain reporter was concerned because he had not used the fire handle and the fire bottle after the engine was shut down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414664 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tul |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Sabreliner 265 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 414664 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During the final phase of rollout, after stowing the thrust reversers, the r-hand thrust reverser unlock light would not go out. Application of thrust reverser emergency stow pressure would not turn off the light. After contacting ground control, they mentioned reports of sparks/flames coming from the right engine. Concurrently, the r-hand engine fire light came on. I shut down the right engine and turned off the engine master switch. The fire handle and fire bottle were not used. Even while the aircraft was on the ground, the fire handle and bottle should have been used to ensure safety. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LNDG NA265 SABRELINER HAS DIFFICULTY IN STOWING THE R- HAND THRUST REVERSER. ENG FIRE WARNING COMES ON ALONG WITH TWR'S WARNING OF A VISUAL FIRE. CAPT RPTR WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE HAD NOT USED THE FIRE HANDLE AND THE FIRE BOTTLE AFTER THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN.
Narrative: DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF ROLLOUT, AFTER STOWING THE THRUST REVERSERS, THE R-HAND THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. APPLICATION OF THRUST REVERSER EMER STOW PRESSURE WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE LIGHT. AFTER CONTACTING GND CTL, THEY MENTIONED RPTS OF SPARKS/FLAMES COMING FROM THE R ENG. CONCURRENTLY, THE R-HAND ENG FIRE LIGHT CAME ON. I SHUT DOWN THE R ENG AND TURNED OFF THE ENG MASTER SWITCH. THE FIRE HANDLE AND FIRE BOTTLE WERE NOT USED. EVEN WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON THE GND, THE FIRE HANDLE AND BOTTLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED TO ENSURE SAFETY. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
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.