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Widebody transport aircraft on departure has fire warning light. Fire checklist accomplished, fuel dumped. Request emergency equipment, return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 218160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hnl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 218160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff on climb out at 7000 ft the engine fire warning activated. Both nacelle temperature gauges on #3 engine were in the fire range and the #3 fire light was illuminated. The engine fire checklist was accomplished with the left fire bottle being discharged. The fire light went out and fuel dump was initiated. After coordinating for emergency equipment and having the lead flight attendant prepare the cabin, we dumped 110000 pounds of fuel to our maximum landing weight of 585000 pounds. Landing was uneventful and the aircraft was taxied to gate after an inspection of #3 engine and the brakes was accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB ACFT ON DEP HAS FIRE WARNING LIGHT. FIRE CHKLIST ACCOMPLISHED, FUEL DUMPED. REQUEST EMER EQUIP, RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF ON CLBOUT AT 7000 FT THE ENG FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED. BOTH NACELLE TEMP GAUGES ON #3 ENG WERE IN THE FIRE RANGE AND THE #3 FIRE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE L FIRE BOTTLE BEING DISCHARGED. THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT AND FUEL DUMP WAS INITIATED. AFTER COORDINATING FOR EMER EQUIP AND HAVING THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT PREPARE THE CABIN, WE DUMPED 110000 POUNDS OF FUEL TO OUR MAX LNDG WT OF 585000 POUNDS. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE ACFT WAS TAXIED TO GATE AFTER AN INSPECTION OF #3 ENG AND THE BRAKES WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
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.