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B727 #3 engine fire alarm causes flight crew to declare emergency with C90 and return to ewr with an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 568426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 568426 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #3 eng fire alarm other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Fire alarm sounded at 8000 ft. Required checklists were performed and the engine #3 was shut down. We returned to ewr, landed uneventfully. We declared an emergency immediately. We were about 2500 pounds over the maximum gross landing weight. Landing was smooth with low sink rate. The emergency was handled smoothly and efficiently by each crew member.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 #3 ENG FIRE ALARM CAUSES FLC TO DECLARE EMER WITH C90 AND RETURN TO EWR WITH AN OVERWT LNDG.
Narrative: FIRE ALARM SOUNDED AT 8000 FT. REQUIRED CHKLISTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE ENG #3 WAS SHUT DOWN. WE RETURNED TO EWR, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. WE DECLARED AN EMER IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE ABOUT 2500 LBS OVER THE MAX GROSS LNDG WT. LNDG WAS SMOOTH WITH LOW SINK RATE. THE EMER WAS HANDLED SMOOTHLY AND EFFICIENTLY BY EACH CREW MEMBER.
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.