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A private business jet flight crew has a fire light on the right that persists even when both fire bottles are discharged into the engine. The flight crew diverts safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345306 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmh |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3020 flight time type : 210 |
| ASRS Report | 345306 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cruising at FL330 from cincinnati, oh, to jamestown, ny, the captain (PF) and I (PNF) noticed a fire light on the right engine. At this time we declared an emergency and diverted to columbus, oh. We proceeded through the checklist. After we discharged both fire extinguisher bottles the light remained illuminated. The controller vectored us to the ILS runway 28L at cmh. We then picked up the airport and were cleared for the visual to runway 28L. The captain and I worked well through the checklist. The captain was flying and I worked the checklist. We have approximately 200 hours of flight time as a crew in the type of aircraft we were operating. I cannot emphasize how important it is for a crew to be able to work together in an emergency operation/situation. It is also very important for both crew members to be familiar with the procedures in the checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT BUSINESS JET FLC HAS A FIRE LIGHT ON THE R THAT PERSISTS EVEN WHEN BOTH FIRE BOTTLES ARE DISCHARGED INTO THE ENG. THE FLC DIVERTS SAFELY.
Narrative: CRUISING AT FL330 FROM CINCINNATI, OH, TO JAMESTOWN, NY, THE CAPT (PF) AND I (PNF) NOTICED A FIRE LIGHT ON THE R ENG. AT THIS TIME WE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO COLUMBUS, OH. WE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE CHKLIST. AFTER WE DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CTLR VECTORED US TO THE ILS RWY 28L AT CMH. WE THEN PICKED UP THE ARPT AND WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 28L. THE CAPT AND I WORKED WELL THROUGH THE CHKLIST. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND I WORKED THE CHKLIST. WE HAVE APPROX 200 HRS OF FLT TIME AS A CREW IN THE TYPE OF ACFT WE WERE OPERATING. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR A CREW TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER IN AN EMER OP/SIT. IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT FOR BOTH CREW MEMBERS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCS IN THE CHKLIST.
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.