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While taxiing for takeoff; B757-200 flight crew responds to initially intermittent right engine fire alarms that turn steady.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 778267 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 778267 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng fire warning |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During taxi out got intermittent right engine fire warning along with intermittent right engine fire loop status message. Eventually got steady right engine fire warning with no status messages. Followed QRH fire warning procedure including discharging both fire bottles. Fire warning remained. Phl crash fire rescue equipment crew verified with thermal imaging that there was no fire. Returned to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF; B757-200 FLT CREW RESPONDS TO INITIALLY INTERMITTENT RIGHT ENGINE FIRE ALARMS THAT TURN STEADY.
Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT GOT INTERMITTENT R ENG FIRE WARNING ALONG WITH INTERMITTENT R ENG FIRE LOOP STATUS MESSAGE. EVENTUALLY GOT STEADY R ENG FIRE WARNING WITH NO STATUS MESSAGES. FOLLOWED QRH FIRE WARNING PROC INCLUDING DISCHARGING BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. FIRE WARNING REMAINED. PHL CFR CREW VERIFIED WITH THERMAL IMAGING THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE. RETURNED TO GATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.