The flight crew of a B737-300 rejected their takeoff at high speed when master fire warnings illumin...

Attributes
ACN	1062436
Time
Date	201301
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fire/Overheat Warning
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 183 Flight Crew Type 10500
Person 2
Function	First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Type 5040
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

V1/vr speeds were 150 KIAS. At about 120 KIAS we experienced master fire warning lights with bells but without fire lights in any fire handle or other protected area. We rejected the takeoff and; at about 50 knots during the stop process; the lights and bell stopped by themselves. We had no indication of fire from then on. The tires felt fine as we exited the runway onto a high speed taxiway and stopped in the widest area of the pavement. We held the brakes manually while we ran the checklists for the rejected takeoff and a suspected engine overheat. Because it was a high energy reject we called for the fire department to check out the tires. They informed us that three of the four fuse plugs had melted and deflated the tires. We called for jet stairs and busses and deplaned the passengers once the brakes had cooled enough to be safe. We did a detailed write-up in the logbook and handed the aircraft over to maintenance. No slides were popped and no injuries were reported to the passengers or crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The flight crew of a B737-300 rejected their takeoff at high speed when Master Fire Warnings illuminated along with aural warnings but without an identifying source light. Multiple fuse plugs melted requiring the passengers and crews to be bussed to the terminal.

Narrative: V1/VR speeds were 150 KIAS. At about 120 KIAS we experienced Master Fire Warning lights with bells but without fire lights in any fire handle or other protected area. We rejected the takeoff and; at about 50 knots during the stop process; the lights and bell stopped by themselves. We had no indication of fire from then on. The tires felt fine as we exited the runway onto a high speed taxiway and stopped in the widest area of the pavement. We held the brakes manually while we ran the checklists for the rejected takeoff and a suspected engine overheat. Because it was a high energy reject we called for the fire department to check out the tires. They informed us that three of the four fuse plugs had melted and deflated the tires. We called for jet stairs and busses and deplaned the passengers once the brakes had cooled enough to be safe. We did a detailed write-up in the logbook and handed the aircraft over to Maintenance. No slides were popped and no injuries were reported to the passengers or crew.

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.

The flight crew of a B737-300 rejected their takeoff at high speed when master fire warnings illuminated along with aural warnings but without an identifying source light. Multiple fuse plugs melted requiring the passengers and crews to be bussed to the terminal.