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Flight crew of a beech 1900, BE02, shut engine down just after liftoff due to a fire warning in the engine 'T handle.' an emergency was declared and a successful return to land made. The emergency fire and rescue personnel inspected the engine for fire after the passenger were evacuate/evacuationed from the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401314 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mke |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mke tower : gon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2350 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 401314 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On departure the t-handle (fire light) illuminated and master warning illuminated just after rotation call. The t- handle then went out and then came back on and stayed on until the engine was shut down by the crew after 400 ft AGL (company procedure). At 1500 ft AGL, we declared an emergency with tower then completed appropriate checklists and started traffic (VFR) back to runway. We completed company call but by this time we were on final and did not have time to brief passenger but did give them the automated brief for landing. We landed normally and exited the runway for evacuate/evacuations. I (first officer) evacuate/evacuationed out the airstair door (normal exit) and gave a brief description of why we were evacing. Then I collected the group of 9 passenger, met the captain for a head count. The captain worked with engine fire and rescue and I briefed the passenger completely. The engine was found to be cold by crash fire rescue equipment and was later taxied by a mechanic (single engine) back to hangar. Passenger were transported back to terminal. Not one passenger seemed too concerned about anything except catching the next flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A BEECH 1900, BE02, SHUT ENG DOWN JUST AFTER LIFTOFF DUE TO A FIRE WARNING IN THE ENG 'T HANDLE.' AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND A SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO LAND MADE. THE EMER FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ENG FOR FIRE AFTER THE PAX WERE EVACED FROM THE ACFT.
Narrative: ON DEP THE T-HANDLE (FIRE LIGHT) ILLUMINATED AND MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED JUST AFTER ROTATION CALL. THE T- HANDLE THEN WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE CREW AFTER 400 FT AGL (COMPANY PROC). AT 1500 FT AGL, WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH TWR THEN COMPLETED APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND STARTED TFC (VFR) BACK TO RWY. WE COMPLETED COMPANY CALL BUT BY THIS TIME WE WERE ON FINAL AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BRIEF PAX BUT DID GIVE THEM THE AUTOMATED BRIEF FOR LNDG. WE LANDED NORMALLY AND EXITED THE RWY FOR EVACS. I (FO) EVACED OUT THE AIRSTAIR DOOR (NORMAL EXIT) AND GAVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHY WE WERE EVACING. THEN I COLLECTED THE GROUP OF 9 PAX, MET THE CAPT FOR A HEAD COUNT. THE CAPT WORKED WITH ENG FIRE AND RESCUE AND I BRIEFED THE PAX COMPLETELY. THE ENG WAS FOUND TO BE COLD BY CFR AND WAS LATER TAXIED BY A MECH (SINGLE ENG) BACK TO HANGAR. PAX WERE TRANSPORTED BACK TO TERMINAL. NOT ONE PAX SEEMED TOO CONCERNED ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT CATCHING THE NEXT FLT.
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.