<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1019969, June 2012

B767-300 flight crew experience an EICAS message for fwd equipment cooling; followed shortly by a fwd equipment overheat message. QRH procedures are complied with and the flight continues toward europe. Prior to leaving domestic airspace; another EICAS message for fire btl 1 is displayed; with the fire btl dsch light is illuminated. The crew elects to return to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1019969
Time
Date	201206
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cooling Fan any cooling fan
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 7000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 267 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 10800
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

While in cruise; we had an EICAS messsage and instrument light indicating the #1 cargo fire bottle had discharged. Talking with maintenance control and dispatch; we learned we could not be dispatched in this condition for an ETOPS flight. No further procedure was in the flight manual. Returned to departure airport for normal landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 flight crew experience an EICAS message for FWD EQUIP COOLING; followed shortly by a FWD EQUIP OVERHEAT message. QRH procedures are complied with and the flight continues toward Europe. Prior to leaving domestic airspace; another EICAS message for FIRE BTL 1 is displayed; with the FIRE BTL DSCH light is illuminated. The crew elects to return to the departure airport.

Narrative: While in cruise; we had an EICAS messsage and instrument light indicating the #1 cargo fire bottle had discharged. Talking with Maintenance Control and Dispatch; we learned we could not be dispatched in this condition for an ETOPS flight. No further procedure was in the flight manual. Returned to departure airport for normal landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.