 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B727 passenger flight diverts to ind when they have a fire warning on engine #3. Crew could not silence the intermittent alarm bell, 80 mi north of bna, tn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508954 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 508954 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng fire warning other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While at FL330 approaching nashville, the #3 engine fire warning light illuminated steady with an associated intermittent warning bell. The bell would not silence. All engine indications were normal. The engine fire checklist was accomplished. Our company's dispatch, maintenance control, and system operations control were consulted, and all were in agreement that the flight could safely divert to indianapolis.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 PAX FLT DIVERTS TO IND WHEN THEY HAVE A FIRE WARNING ON ENG #3. CREW COULD NOT SILENCE THE INTERMITTENT ALARM BELL, 80 MI N OF BNA, TN.
Narrative: WHILE AT FL330 APCHING NASHVILLE, THE #3 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY WITH AN ASSOCIATED INTERMITTENT WARNING BELL. THE BELL WOULD NOT SILENCE. ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. OUR COMPANY'S DISPATCH, MAINT CTL, AND SYS OPS CTL WERE CONSULTED, AND ALL WERE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE FLT COULD SAFELY DIVERT TO INDIANAPOLIS.
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.