A SF340's flight idle stop open light illuminated after takeoff. The crew diverted to the nearest su...

Attributes
ACN	813507
Time
Date	200811
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : acy.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	813507
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	813508
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flight status panel
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While climbing out of ZZZ we noticed the 'flight idle stop open' light was illuminated. We then finished the after takeoff checklist. The QRH -- was then consulted and we found no procedures to follow. My duties were then to fly the aircraft and monitor ATC while the captain called dispatch. After repeated attempts of contacting dispatch we were able to contact dispatch. We also referenced the pilot handbook to find some guidance. Dispatch had us contact maintenance who told us to use caution on landing and be prepared to use the flight idle stop override if the power levers couldn't be retarded. At this time we decided to continue to the nearest airport which was ZZZ. While we briefed the approach we discussed the position of the power levers to avoid inadvertently placing them in ground idle. We landed on runway 12L and taxied to the gate with no incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SF340'S FLIGHT IDLE STOP OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE CREW DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT AFTER TALKING WITH MAINTENANCE BECAUSE NO PROCEDURES WERE FOUND IN THE PILOT HANDBOOK.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING OUT OF ZZZ WE NOTICED THE 'FLT IDLE STOP OPEN' LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. WE THEN FINISHED THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. THE QRH -- WAS THEN CONSULTED AND WE FOUND NO PROCS TO FOLLOW. MY DUTIES WERE THEN TO FLY THE ACFT AND MONITOR ATC WHILE THE CAPT CALLED DISPATCH. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS OF CONTACTING DISPATCH WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT DISPATCH. WE ALSO REFED THE PLT HANDBOOK TO FIND SOME GUIDANCE. DISPATCH HAD US CONTACT MAINT WHO TOLD US TO USE CAUTION ON LNDG AND BE PREPARED TO USE THE FLT IDLE STOP OVERRIDE IF THE PWR LEVERS COULDN'T BE RETARDED. AT THIS TIME WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO THE NEAREST ARPT WHICH WAS ZZZ. WHILE WE BRIEFED THE APCH WE DISCUSSED THE POS OF THE PWR LEVERS TO AVOID INADVERTENTLY PLACING THEM IN GND IDLE. WE LANDED ON RWY 12L AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH NO INCIDENT.

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.

A SF340's flight idle stop open light illuminated after takeoff. The crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport after talking with maintenance because no procedures were found in the pilot handbook.