<< >> NASA ASRS Report 533702, December 2001

B757 flight crew shut down engine after flight with the fire bottle handle since the after the normal shutdown procedure, the engine was still running at a low RPM with fuel flow indications.

Attributes
ACN	533702
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	533702
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : engine rpm and fuel flow other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Improper procedure followed during engine shutdown. I was the relief pilot on this particular flight. During engine shutdown and execution of the parking checklist, we noticed that the right engine was still running at a low RPM -- fuel flow even with the fuel cutoff switch in the off position. In attempting to shut down the engine, the captain elected to pull the right engine fire handle. Unfortunately, the first officer pulled the handle and fired the engine #2 fire bottle. Maintenance was called to the airplane. The captain wrote the problem up in the maintenance log. We discussed the problem with the maintenance personnel. The first officer performed a postflt walkaround. We then turned over the airplane to the maintenance department.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC SHUT DOWN ENG AFTER FLT WITH THE FIRE BOTTLE HANDLE SINCE THE AFTER THE NORMAL SHUTDOWN PROC, THE ENG WAS STILL RUNNING AT A LOW RPM WITH FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS.

Narrative: IMPROPER PROC FOLLOWED DURING ENG SHUTDOWN. I WAS THE RELIEF PLT ON THIS PARTICULAR FLT. DURING ENG SHUTDOWN AND EXECUTION OF THE PARKING CHKLIST, WE NOTICED THAT THE R ENG WAS STILL RUNNING AT A LOW RPM -- FUEL FLOW EVEN WITH THE FUEL CUTOFF SWITCH IN THE OFF POS. IN ATTEMPTING TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG, THE CAPT ELECTED TO PULL THE R ENG FIRE HANDLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FO PULLED THE HANDLE AND FIRED THE ENG #2 FIRE BOTTLE. MAINT WAS CALLED TO THE AIRPLANE. THE CAPT WROTE THE PROB UP IN THE MAINT LOG. WE DISCUSSED THE PROB WITH THE MAINT PERSONNEL. THE FO PERFORMED A POSTFLT WALKAROUND. WE THEN TURNED OVER THE AIRPLANE TO THE MAINT DEPT.

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.