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A DHC8-400's engine fire bottle low warning illuminated after takeoff so the crew decided to troubleshoot the problem then returned to the departure airport without declaring an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 960458 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fire Extinguishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On takeoff; shortly after passing vr speed and initiating rotation; the master warning triple chime went off and the check fire detect light illuminated. Preparing for an engine failure I called for gear up and set V2. The captain then called out that the light was probably associated with the bottle low advisory light which had illuminated on takeoff. All engine indications were normal through acceleration altitude so at that point we began normal climb checks [and] notified ATC that we were going to need to hold while we troubleshoot and ran the appropriate QRH. ATC cleared us into a hold. We contacted company informing them of the warning light. They asked what our intentions were. The captain and I agreed that returning would be the most prudent choice and as such we advised ATC. We did not declare an emergency and ATC vectored us back for the ILS. Other than the two lights that illuminated no other issues arose.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DHC8-400's engine fire BOTTLE LOW warning illuminated after takeoff so the crew decided to troubleshoot the problem then returned to the departure airport without declaring an emergency.
Narrative: On takeoff; shortly after passing Vr speed and initiating rotation; the master warning triple chime went off and the check fire detect light illuminated. Preparing for an engine failure I called for gear up and set V2. The Captain then called out that the light was probably associated with the bottle low advisory light which had illuminated on takeoff. All engine indications were normal through acceleration altitude so at that point we began normal climb checks [and] notified ATC that we were going to need to hold while we troubleshoot and ran the appropriate QRH. ATC cleared us into a hold. We contacted Company informing them of the warning light. They asked what our intentions were. The Captain and I agreed that returning would be the most prudent choice and as such we advised ATC. We did not declare an emergency and ATC vectored us back for the ILS. Other than the two lights that illuminated no other issues arose.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.