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B727 captain declared an emergency during an ILS approach due to an engine fire warning for the #1 engine. After landing emergency equipment personnel met and inspected the aircraft and found no fire. Aircraft taxied to parking under its own power.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 500994 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abe.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : abe.tracon tower : abe.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 06 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| 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 : 10000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 500994 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 501600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine fire warning other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On feb/fri/01 at approximately XA30Z, while established on the ILS to runway 6 at abe, the #1 engine fire warning bell sounded and the respective warning light illuminated. Memory items were accomplished by captain and flight engineer. First officer continued to fly the aircraft. We declared an emergency and the appropriate checklists were accomplished, otherwise an uneventful landing was accomplished. After landing, the aircraft was met by emergency equipment crews and no fire was detected by the fire department, and the aircraft was allowed to taxi to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CAPT DECLARED AN EMER DURING AN ILS APCH DUE TO AN ENG FIRE WARNING FOR THE #1 ENG. AFTER LNDG EMER EQUIP PERSONNEL MET AND INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO FIRE. ACFT TAXIED TO PARKING UNDER ITS OWN PWR.
Narrative: ON FEB/FRI/01 AT APPROX XA30Z, WHILE ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS TO RWY 6 AT ABE, THE #1 ENG FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED AND THE RESPECTIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MEMORY ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY CAPT AND FE. FO CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, OTHERWISE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER LNDG, THE ACFT WAS MET BY EMER EQUIP CREWS AND NO FIRE WAS DETECTED BY THE FIRE DEPT, AND THE ACFT WAS ALLOWED TO TAXI TO THE GATE.
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.