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An MD80 on climb out at 3200 ft declared an emergency and diverted due an engine fire warning on the right engine caused by an engine pneumatic leak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413644 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3200 msl bound upper : 3200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iah tower : iln |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial 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 : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 16000 |
| ASRS Report | 413644 |
| 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:
Engine fire on right engine. Declared emergency and returned to iah. Fire signals went out when reduced power. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated when the power was pulled back the fire warning ceased so the engine was not shut down. The reporter said that back on the ground the fire warning tested ok and maintenance found a pneumatic duct leak. The reporter stated the exact duct or area of the leak on the engine is unknown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ON CLBOUT AT 3200 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE AN ENG FIRE WARNING ON THE R ENG CAUSED BY AN ENG PNEUMATIC LEAK.
Narrative: ENG FIRE ON R ENG. DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO IAH. FIRE SIGNALS WENT OUT WHEN REDUCED PWR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED WHEN THE PWR WAS PULLED BACK THE FIRE WARNING CEASED SO THE ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. THE RPTR SAID THAT BACK ON THE GND THE FIRE WARNING TESTED OK AND MAINT FOUND A PNEUMATIC DUCT LEAK. THE RPTR STATED THE EXACT DUCT OR AREA OF THE LEAK ON THE ENG IS UNKNOWN.
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.