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Aircraft equipment problem. Engine fire warning. Shut down and returned for landing. Fire went out, aircraft taxied to gate and deplaned passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340428 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pns |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 11500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pns |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 13348 flight time type : 7400 |
| ASRS Report | 340428 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight left pns at XX25. Takeoff was at XX35 on runway 17. After takeoff and climb check were normal. Climbing through 11500 ft firebell, light and T6 warnings. Shut down #2 engine, feathered propeller, pulled fire handle, fire warning extinguished. Returned to pns landed. Confirmed fire was out, taxied back to gate, deplaned. There were no injuries or further damage to aircraft. Crew worked very well together. Aircraft was 400 pounds below maximum takeoff weight on a hot, high density altitude day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. ENG FIRE WARNING. SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. FIRE WENT OUT, ACFT TAXIED TO GATE AND DEPLANED PAX.
Narrative: FLT LEFT PNS AT XX25. TKOF WAS AT XX35 ON RWY 17. AFTER TKOF AND CLB CHK WERE NORMAL. CLBING THROUGH 11500 FT FIREBELL, LIGHT AND T6 WARNINGS. SHUT DOWN #2 ENG, FEATHERED PROP, PULLED FIRE HANDLE, FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. RETURNED TO PNS LANDED. CONFIRMED FIRE WAS OUT, TAXIED BACK TO GATE, DEPLANED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FURTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT. CREW WORKED VERY WELL TOGETHER. ACFT WAS 400 LBS BELOW MAX TKOF WT ON A HOT, HIGH DENSITY ALT DAY.
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.