<< >> NASA ASRS Report 321335, November 1995

On takeoff from sfo, an engine fire warning occurred on a B747-200. Accomplished emergency procedures for engine shutdown, declared an emergency, dumped fuel and returned to land.

Attributes
ACN	321335
Time
Date	199511
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sfo tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 208 flight time total : 20108 flight time type : 7061
ASRS Report	321335
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
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Scheduled flight from sfo to nrt, japan. During takeoff, immediately after lift off, #2 engine fire light and fire bell warning. Engine indications seemed normal, however. Nacelle temperature gauges indicated full hot. An emergency was declared with ATC (sfo tower). Straight out departure where engine shutdown and clean up was performed as per company emergency procedures. Climbed to 6000 ft MSL and commenced fuel dumping (approximately 100000 pounds). Cabin crew and passenger were briefed of situation. 3 engine landing at sfo runway 28R was normal. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated they were flying a B747-200.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON TKOF FROM SFO, AN ENG FIRE WARNING OCCURRED ON A B747-200. ACCOMPLISHED EMER PROCS FOR ENG SHUTDOWN, DECLARED AN EMER, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO LAND.

Narrative: SCHEDULED FLT FROM SFO TO NRT, JAPAN. DURING TKOF, IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT OFF, #2 ENG FIRE LIGHT AND FIRE BELL WARNING. ENG INDICATIONS SEEMED NORMAL, HOWEVER. NACELLE TEMP GAUGES INDICATED FULL HOT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC (SFO TWR). STRAIGHT OUT DEP WHERE ENG SHUTDOWN AND CLEAN UP WAS PERFORMED AS PER COMPANY EMER PROCS. CLBED TO 6000 FT MSL AND COMMENCED FUEL DUMPING (APPROX 100000 LBS). CABIN CREW AND PAX WERE BRIEFED OF SIT. 3 ENG LNDG AT SFO RWY 28R WAS NORMAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THEY WERE FLYING A B747-200.

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.