Flight crew of SF34 declare emergency and continue to destination after shutting down engine due to ...

Attributes
ACN	634407
Time
Date	200410
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
ASRS Report	634407
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : bleed leak warning light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after leveling off at 8000 ft, a left bleed leak light illuminated. The left bleeds were closed as we completed the bleed leak light on checklist in the aom. The bleed leak light did not extinguish. The checklist states that engine shutdown should be considered. After discussing the situation with my IOE captain, we both felt the safest course of action was to conduct a precautionary shutdown of the left engine. We elected to continue to ZZZ1 both for the long runways and perhaps better crash fire rescue equipment -- if it should be needed. Captain communicated our intention to shut down the left engine to the passenger and kept them completely informed. I flew the airplane and made the approach and landing at ZZZ1 without incident. Crash fire rescue equipment followed us to the gate and the passenger deplaned without incident. The bleed leak light remained on after landing until crossing the yankee bridge at which point the light went out. We did declare an emergency and although the PIC asked ATC to call company for us, evidently that communication never happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF SF34 DECLARE EMER AND CONTINUE TO DEST AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENG DUE TO BLEED LEAK WARNING.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 8000 FT, A L BLEED LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE L BLEEDS WERE CLOSED AS WE COMPLETED THE BLEED LEAK LIGHT ON CHKLIST IN THE AOM. THE BLEED LEAK LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. THE CHKLIST STATES THAT ENG SHUTDOWN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. AFTER DISCUSSING THE SIT WITH MY IOE CAPT, WE BOTH FELT THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONDUCT A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE L ENG. WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO ZZZ1 BOTH FOR THE LONG RWYS AND PERHAPS BETTER CFR -- IF IT SHOULD BE NEEDED. CAPT COMMUNICATED OUR INTENTION TO SHUT DOWN THE L ENG TO THE PAX AND KEPT THEM COMPLETELY INFORMED. I FLEW THE AIRPLANE AND MADE THE APCH AND LNDG AT ZZZ1 WITHOUT INCIDENT. CFR FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE AND THE PAX DEPLANED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE BLEED LEAK LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER LNDG UNTIL XING THE YANKEE BRIDGE AT WHICH POINT THE LIGHT WENT OUT. WE DID DECLARE AN EMER AND ALTHOUGH THE PIC ASKED ATC TO CALL COMPANY FOR US, EVIDENTLY THAT COM NEVER HAPPENED.

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.

Flight crew of SF34 declare emergency and continue to destination after shutting down engine due to bleed leak warning.