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Air carrier medium large transport in-flight engine fire warning, engine shut down, diverted to alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : djb |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zob |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 166 flight time total : 5590 flight time type : 2890 |
| ASRS Report | 152459 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 152810 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During cruise at FL330, ord-bwi, west of the dryer VOR, the left engine fire detection a loop light illuminated. The abnormal procedure for a fire detector loop light was accomplished. This resulted in a full fire indication with fire pull handle light illuminated and bell. Accomplished engine fire/severe damage/sep checklist, and all appropriate abnormals. Declared an emergency. Diverted to cle, the nearest suitable airport in point of time. The company was advised. After landing in cle, I ascertained from the airport fire fighting authorities that the aircraft was not on fire, nor was there evidence of there having been a fire. I taxied to the gate and deplaned passenger normally. I made an appropriate aircraft maintenance log book entry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG INFLT ENGINE FIRE WARNING, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE AT FL330, ORD-BWI, W OF THE DRYER VOR, THE LEFT ENG FIRE DETECTION A LOOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ABNORMAL PROC FOR A FIRE DETECTOR LOOP LIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THIS RESULTED IN A FULL FIRE INDICATION WITH FIRE PULL HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BELL. ACCOMPLISHED ENG FIRE/SEVERE DAMAGE/SEP CHKLIST, AND ALL APPROPRIATE ABNORMALS. DECLARED AN EMER. DIVERTED TO CLE, THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT IN POINT OF TIME. THE COMPANY WAS ADVISED. AFTER LNDG IN CLE, I ASCERTAINED FROM THE ARPT FIRE FIGHTING AUTHORITIES THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT ON FIRE, NOR WAS THERE EVIDENCE OF THERE HAVING BEEN A FIRE. I TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED PAX NORMALLY. I MADE AN APPROPRIATE ACFT MAINT LOG BOOK ENTRY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.