A B727 in climb at FL190 declared an emergency and diverted due to a fire warning in #3 engine.

Attributes
ACN	375882
Time
Date	199707
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw tower : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	375882
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff from alb to atl, #3 generator CSD low pressure warning light flickered. At 2000 ft MSL, #3 generator breaker opened. So accomplished immediate action items. Checklists were followed and #3 generator was restored. Climbing through FL190, #3 engine fire light illuminated with fire bell. Immediate action items were accomplished, engine was shut down pursuant to appropriate checklists. The engine fire warning light remained on. An emergency was declared, all appropriate checklists were executed. Passenger and company informed, fuel was dumped upon ATC approval, diverted to nearest suitable airport (jfk). Landed without incident, had emergency equipment standing by. Inspection of #3 engine made by ground emergency equipment with no apparent fire. Taxied safely to company gate, passenger deplaned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 IN CLB AT FL190 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A FIRE WARNING IN #3 ENG.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM ALB TO ATL, #3 GENERATOR CSD LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED. AT 2000 FT MSL, #3 GENERATOR BREAKER OPENED. SO ACCOMPLISHED IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS. CHKLISTS WERE FOLLOWED AND #3 GENERATOR WAS RESTORED. CLBING THROUGH FL190, #3 ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH FIRE BELL. IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, ENG WAS SHUT DOWN PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. THE ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. AN EMER WAS DECLARED, ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE EXECUTED. PAX AND COMPANY INFORMED, FUEL WAS DUMPED UPON ATC APPROVAL, DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT (JFK). LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, HAD EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. INSPECTION OF #3 ENG MADE BY GND EMER EQUIP WITH NO APPARENT FIRE. TAXIED SAFELY TO COMPANY GATE, PAX DEPLANED.

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.