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Attributes | |
ACN | 449609 |
Time | |
Date | 199909 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : bfi.airport |
State Reference | FO |
Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : bfi.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : visual |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 449609 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right engine fire warning |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
Consequence | other other |
Factors | |
Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Due to an engine fire in-flight which resulted in an emergency landing the captain who was the PNF decided he will continue to do PNF duties during the rest of the flight. Even though memory items and engine fire in-flight checklist were accomplished the rest of the single engine operation checklist was accomplished silently and cannot recall if anything was said to that respect. However all items were done except on the part of briefing the appropriate vref speeds during or pertaining to the single engine profile. Captain recalls advising PF (first officer) about maintaining a specific airspeed prior to landing and that it was well above minimum specified on checklist. But no mention on accomplishing checklist verbally. Also, after landing and since fire was out before touchdown captain requested fire chief to advise on whether or not to taxi to the ramp, which he accepted and a normal deplaning of passenger was done. No one was injured. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the first warning received was an acrid odor followed by the right engine low oil pressure warning and 3-5 seconds later the engine fire warning alarm and lights. The reporter said the cause was a compressor case borescope plug not secured allowing the combination of hot bleed air and engine oil to mix. The reporter stated the engine was replaced due to fire damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATR42-300 ON A VISUAL APCH AT 1500 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED DUE TO FIRE WARNING FROM #2 ENG CAUSED BY AN UNSECURED COMPRESSOR BORESCOPE PLUG.
Narrative: DUE TO AN ENG FIRE INFLT WHICH RESULTED IN AN EMER LNDG THE CAPT WHO WAS THE PNF DECIDED HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO PNF DUTIES DURING THE REST OF THE FLT. EVEN THOUGH MEMORY ITEMS AND ENG FIRE INFLT CHKLIST WERE ACCOMPLISHED THE REST OF THE SINGLE ENG OP CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED SILENTLY AND CANNOT RECALL IF ANYTHING WAS SAID TO THAT RESPECT. HOWEVER ALL ITEMS WERE DONE EXCEPT ON THE PART OF BRIEFING THE APPROPRIATE VREF SPDS DURING OR PERTAINING TO THE SINGLE ENG PROFILE. CAPT RECALLS ADVISING PF (FO) ABOUT MAINTAINING A SPECIFIC AIRSPD PRIOR TO LNDG AND THAT IT WAS WELL ABOVE MINIMUM SPECIFIED ON CHKLIST. BUT NO MENTION ON ACCOMPLISHING CHKLIST VERBALLY. ALSO, AFTER LNDG AND SINCE FIRE WAS OUT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN CAPT REQUESTED FIRE CHIEF TO ADVISE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO TAXI TO THE RAMP, WHICH HE ACCEPTED AND A NORMAL DEPLANING OF PAX WAS DONE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FIRST WARNING RECEIVED WAS AN ACRID ODOR FOLLOWED BY THE R ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND 3-5 SECONDS LATER THE ENG FIRE WARNING ALARM AND LIGHTS. THE RPTR SAID THE CAUSE WAS A COMPRESSOR CASE BORESCOPE PLUG NOT SECURED ALLOWING THE COMBINATION OF HOT BLEED AIR AND ENG OIL TO MIX. THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS REPLACED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.
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.