A beech 1900D in cruise at FL250 had the firewall shutoff handle pulled on #2 engine to simulate a f...

Attributes
ACN	418517
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdv
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 235 flight time total : 1285 flight time type : 223
ASRS Report	418517
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	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On flight xyz out of den to ZZZ, we were just leveling out at FL250 when my captain decided to pull the firewall fuel valve (t-handle) on the #2 engine (right) to simulate an engine failure. I had no idea he was going to do this, so I called for the checklist of engine fire or failure during flight. I also called 'set maximum power, propellers full forward, and verify gear and flaps are up and verify #2 has failed and feathered.' at this time my captain pushed the firewall fuel valve back in. The engine failed to relight. We tried several different times to restart the engine using both the starter assist checklist and the airstart checklist. I suggested that we call center and tell them of our situation but the captain said 'no.' I also asked that we call company operations, which he also declined. On the 4TH and final attempt to restart the engine, the propeller stopped spinning which indicated that the engine seized up. We continued on to our destination of ZZZ, us, without notifying anyone of our situation. We landed without incident and had the aircraft towed to the ramp. The right engine was completely destroyed internally is what we were told. There were no passenger on this flight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the captain, with no warning, pulled the firewall shutoff handle for #2 engine, shutting the engine down to simulate a failed engine. The reporter said 4 relight attempts were made and then the engine seized. The reporter said the engine incurred $500,000 worth of internal damage. The reporter said the captain was terminated and the reporter was allowed to resign or be terminated, which the reporter feels is a great injustice. The reporter stated the air carrier believes the reporter could have prevented the firewall handle from being pulled but the sudden pulling of the handle could not have been prevented.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 1900D IN CRUISE AT FL250 HAD THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF HANDLE PULLED ON #2 ENG TO SIMULATE A FAILED ENG. CREW WAS UNABLE TO RELIGHT THE ENG ON 4 ATTEMPTS. ENG SEIZED.

Narrative: ON FLT XYZ OUT OF DEN TO ZZZ, WE WERE JUST LEVELING OUT AT FL250 WHEN MY CAPT DECIDED TO PULL THE FIREWALL FUEL VALVE (T-HANDLE) ON THE #2 ENG (R) TO SIMULATE AN ENG FAILURE. I HAD NO IDEA HE WAS GOING TO DO THIS, SO I CALLED FOR THE CHKLIST OF ENG FIRE OR FAILURE DURING FLT. I ALSO CALLED 'SET MAX PWR, PROPS FULL FORWARD, AND VERIFY GEAR AND FLAPS ARE UP AND VERIFY #2 HAS FAILED AND FEATHERED.' AT THIS TIME MY CAPT PUSHED THE FIREWALL FUEL VALVE BACK IN. THE ENG FAILED TO RELIGHT. WE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES TO RESTART THE ENG USING BOTH THE STARTER ASSIST CHKLIST AND THE AIRSTART CHKLIST. I SUGGESTED THAT WE CALL CTR AND TELL THEM OF OUR SIT BUT THE CAPT SAID 'NO.' I ALSO ASKED THAT WE CALL COMPANY OPS, WHICH HE ALSO DECLINED. ON THE 4TH AND FINAL ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENG, THE PROP STOPPED SPINNING WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENG SEIZED UP. WE CONTINUED ON TO OUR DEST OF ZZZ, US, WITHOUT NOTIFYING ANYONE OF OUR SIT. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND HAD THE ACFT TOWED TO THE RAMP. THE R ENG WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED INTERNALLY IS WHAT WE WERE TOLD. THERE WERE NO PAX ON THIS FLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAPT, WITH NO WARNING, PULLED THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF HANDLE FOR #2 ENG, SHUTTING THE ENG DOWN TO SIMULATE A FAILED ENG. THE RPTR SAID 4 RELIGHT ATTEMPTS WERE MADE AND THEN THE ENG SEIZED. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG INCURRED $500,000 WORTH OF INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE RPTR SAID THE CAPT WAS TERMINATED AND THE RPTR WAS ALLOWED TO RESIGN OR BE TERMINATED, WHICH THE RPTR FEELS IS A GREAT INJUSTICE. THE RPTR STATED THE ACR BELIEVES THE RPTR COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE FIREWALL HANDLE FROM BEING PULLED BUT THE SUDDEN PULLING OF THE HANDLE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

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.

A beech 1900D in cruise at FL250 had the firewall shutoff handle pulled on #2 engine to simulate a failed engine. Crew was unable to relight the engine on 4 attempts. Engine seized.