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Commuter small transport in-flight engine shutdown when fire warning light came on at cruise altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 198472 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mco |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zma |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 198472 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 198480 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Left engine fire warning light illuminated while in cruise flight from fll-mco. Emergency engine shutdown was completed and ATC was notified, aircraft made a safe landing at mco.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER SMT INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN WHEN FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT CRUISE ALT.
Narrative: L ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE IN CRUISE FLT FROM FLL-MCO. EMER ENG SHUTDOWN WAS COMPLETED AND ATC WAS NOTIFIED, ACFT MADE A SAFE LNDG AT MCO.
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.