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A B727 flight crew takes their flight onto destination after receiving a fire warning bell, no lights. Maintenance approved an in-flight test with ok to continue to ord, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511537 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 511537 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 263 |
| ASRS Report | 510951 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fire bell |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight XXX departed lga for ord. Climbing out of FL220 on the way to FL310, we got a fire warning bell. There were no accompanying lights. All engine parameters were normal. We contacted dispatch, and they patched us up with maintenance. After conferring with maintenance and dispatch, we tested the fire warning system. The engine, wheel well, and cargo fire warning system all tested normally. Maintenance suggested it was safe to continue to our destination. We concurred and also came up with a contingent plan to divert to the nearest suitable airport if there were any subsequent warnings. There were no other abnormalities and we landed as scheduled at ord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 FLC TAKES THEIR FLT ONTO DEST AFTER RECEIVING A FIRE WARNING BELL, NO LIGHTS. MAINT APPROVED AN INFLT TEST WITH OK TO CONTINUE TO ORD, IL.
Narrative: FLT XXX DEPARTED LGA FOR ORD. CLBING OUT OF FL220 ON THE WAY TO FL310, WE GOT A FIRE WARNING BELL. THERE WERE NO ACCOMPANYING LIGHTS. ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. WE CONTACTED DISPATCH, AND THEY PATCHED US UP WITH MAINT. AFTER CONFERRING WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH, WE TESTED THE FIRE WARNING SYS. THE ENG, WHEEL WELL, AND CARGO FIRE WARNING SYS ALL TESTED NORMALLY. MAINT SUGGESTED IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE TO OUR DEST. WE CONCURRED AND ALSO CAME UP WITH A CONTINGENT PLAN TO DIVERT TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT IF THERE WERE ANY SUBSEQUENT WARNINGS. THERE WERE NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES AND WE LANDED AS SCHEDULED AT ORD.
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.