Engine shutdown and emergency declared due to engine fire warning. Altitude bust during initial desc...

Attributes
ACN	172367
Time
Date	199103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10400 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	172367
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 670
ASRS Report	173404
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On descent into mco, #1 engine fire light and bell came on. The engine was shut down and fire bottle fired. The fire light extinguished and the appropriate emergency checklists were accomplished. An emergency was declared and the emergency equipment was standing by. We landed with no further problem and were checked by the emergency personnel. No problems were found by them and we taxied to our gate. Upon being clearance from 8000 to 5000' while single engine after declared an emergency, we flew through 5000' and leveled off at 4500', then climbed up to 5000'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND EMERGENCY DECLARED DUE TO ENGINE FIRE WARNING. ALT BUST DURING INITIAL DESCENT.

Narrative: ON DSNT INTO MCO, #1 ENG FIRE LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND FIRE BOTTLE FIRED. THE FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE APPROPRIATE EMER CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE EMER EQUIP WAS STANDING BY. WE LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROB AND WERE CHKED BY THE EMER PERSONNEL. NO PROBS WERE FOUND BY THEM AND WE TAXIED TO OUR GATE. UPON BEING CLRNC FROM 8000 TO 5000' WHILE SINGLE ENG AFTER DECLARED AN EMER, WE FLEW THROUGH 5000' AND LEVELED OFF AT 4500', THEN CLBED UP TO 5000'.

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.

Engine shutdown and emergency declared due to engine fire warning. Altitude bust during initial descent.