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An A300 cargo flight returns to land when the crew noted an intermittent fire overheat warning that went out twice after 2 cycles when climbing out of cle, oh.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 562354 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle.tracon tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 575 |
| ASRS Report | 562354 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1466 |
| ASRS Report | 562183 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas/fire wng sys |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through about 5000 ft, #1 engine complete fire warning for about 3-5 seconds, then out. Engine instruments normal, fire system tested normal. Then fire handle light and 'B' loop light began flickering, returned to cle. Supplemental information from acn 562183: warnings (master warning, ECAM warnings, light in fire handle).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 CARGO FLT RETURNS TO LAND WHEN THE CREW NOTED AN INTERMITTENT FIRE OVERHEAT WARNING THAT WENT OUT TWICE AFTER 2 CYCLES WHEN CLBING OUT OF CLE, OH.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH ABOUT 5000 FT, #1 ENG COMPLETE FIRE WARNING FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS, THEN OUT. ENG INSTS NORMAL, FIRE SYS TESTED NORMAL. THEN FIRE HANDLE LIGHT AND 'B' LOOP LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING, RETURNED TO CLE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 562183: WARNINGS (MASTER WARNING, ECAM WARNINGS, LIGHT IN FIRE HANDLE).
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.