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A B757 experienced a right engine fire warning on climb out. Engine shutdown and emergency declared. Fire warning caused by high pressure pneumatic leak on engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gso |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tracon : pwm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 357776 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
On climb from clt to bos through FL230, right engine fire warning sounded and EICAS message for right engine fire. Requested stop climb at FL240. Engine fire single engine checklist was accomplished and both fire bottles were discharged and fire warning remained illuminated. Fire warning went out on descent around 10000-13000 ft MSL. Emergency was declared and flight diverted gso. Single engine ILS to full stop for inspection. No emergency evacuate/evacuation necessary. Emergency equipment cleared aircraft. As a result, no emergency evacuate/evacuation was necessary. Left engine was shut down during inspection and restarted for single engine taxi to gate. Runway 23 was active gso. ILS approach was necessary. WX was 200 ft overcast and 1 1/4 mi visibility in fog. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the fire warning was definitely not a false warning. The high pressure bleed air housing had cracked and burned the fire warning loop in 2. The engine was a P&west 2037. The airplane was not evacuate/evacuationed as the emergency equipment personnel checked the engine and found no fire. The FAA has not contacted the reporter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 EXPERIENCED A R ENG FIRE WARNING ON CLBOUT. ENG SHUTDOWN AND EMER DECLARED. FIRE WARNING CAUSED BY HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC LEAK ON ENG.
Narrative: ON CLB FROM CLT TO BOS THROUGH FL230, R ENG FIRE WARNING SOUNDED AND EICAS MESSAGE FOR R ENG FIRE. REQUESTED STOP CLB AT FL240. ENG FIRE SINGLE ENG CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED AND FIRE WARNING REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FIRE WARNING WENT OUT ON DSCNT AROUND 10000-13000 FT MSL. EMER WAS DECLARED AND FLT DIVERTED GSO. SINGLE ENG ILS TO FULL STOP FOR INSPECTION. NO EMER EVAC NECESSARY. EMER EQUIP CLRED ACFT. AS A RESULT, NO EMER EVAC WAS NECESSARY. L ENG WAS SHUT DOWN DURING INSPECTION AND RESTARTED FOR SINGLE ENG TAXI TO GATE. RWY 23 WAS ACTIVE GSO. ILS APCH WAS NECESSARY. WX WAS 200 FT OVCST AND 1 1/4 MI VISIBILITY IN FOG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE FIRE WARNING WAS DEFINITELY NOT A FALSE WARNING. THE HIGH PRESSURE BLEED AIR HOUSING HAD CRACKED AND BURNED THE FIRE WARNING LOOP IN 2. THE ENG WAS A P&W 2037. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT EVACED AS THE EMER EQUIP PERSONNEL CHKED THE ENG AND FOUND NO FIRE. THE FAA HAS NOT CONTACTED THE RPTR.
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.