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An air carrier widebody transport had an engine fire after takeoff. It dumped fuel and returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 244241 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad tower : maf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 1440 |
| ASRS Report | 244241 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff from runway 19L iad, right turn to 360 degree climb to 10000 ft, #1 engine fire warning sounded. Engine was shut down as per SOP. Both (2) fire bottles fired. Fuel was dumped. Fire equipment requested. Normal 3 engine approach and landing on runway 19L iad.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR WDB HAD AN ENG FIRE AFTER TKOF. IT DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 19L IAD, R TURN TO 360 DEG CLB TO 10000 FT, #1 ENG FIRE WARNING SOUNDED. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AS PER SOP. BOTH (2) FIRE BOTTLES FIRED. FUEL WAS DUMPED. FIRE EQUIP REQUESTED. NORMAL 3 ENG APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 19L IAD.
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.