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B737-500 crew had the #2 engine overheat light illuminate. The engine was shut down and the fire bottle activated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 613726 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsm.airport |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dsm.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4600 |
| ASRS Report | 613726 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 613952 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 eng overheat light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 25 mi from dsm at an altitude of approximately 6000 ft, the #2 engine overheat light came on. Engine overheat procedure was accomplished and light remained on. Procedure directed the next step to follow was to accomplish the engine fire/severe damage/separation procedure. This procedure followed and after puling #2 fire handle, the light remained on for more than 30 seconds. The #2 fire handle rotated to the left to discharge the #1 fire bottle and overheat light went out in approximately 25 seconds. Emergency declared with ATC and cabin advisory issued to flight attendants. Normal engine out flap 15 degree visual approach and landing accomplished by first officer (PF) to runway 13. Visual check of #2 engine by fire department revealed no fire indication. Airplane taxied to gate and passenger deplaned normally without incident. Time did not allow call to dispatch in air, but dispatch called on ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-500 CREW HAD THE #2 ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE BOTTLE ACTIVATED.
Narrative: APPROX 25 MI FROM DSM AT AN ALT OF APPROX 6000 FT, THE #2 ENG OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. ENG OVERHEAT PROC WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. PROC DIRECTED THE NEXT STEP TO FOLLOW WAS TO ACCOMPLISH THE ENG FIRE/SEVERE DAMAGE/SEPARATION PROC. THIS PROC FOLLOWED AND AFTER PULING #2 FIRE HANDLE, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS. THE #2 FIRE HANDLE ROTATED TO THE L TO DISCHARGE THE #1 FIRE BOTTLE AND OVERHEAT LIGHT WENT OUT IN APPROX 25 SECONDS. EMER DECLARED WITH ATC AND CABIN ADVISORY ISSUED TO FLT ATTENDANTS. NORMAL ENG OUT FLAP 15 DEG VISUAL APCH AND LNDG ACCOMPLISHED BY FO (PF) TO RWY 13. VISUAL CHK OF #2 ENG BY FIRE DEPT REVEALED NO FIRE INDICATION. AIRPLANE TAXIED TO GATE AND PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. TIME DID NOT ALLOW CALL TO DISPATCH IN AIR, BUT DISPATCH CALLED ON GND.
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.