A DC10 on climb out at FL210 declared an emergency and diverted back to rjaa due to fire warning #2 ...

Attributes
ACN	621098
Time
Date	200406
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rjaa.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : rjtg.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	621098
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	621099
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 engine fire warning other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out from rjaa, got full blown engine #2 fire warning. Shut down #2 engine. Declared emergency and dumped 90000 pounds fuel and returned to rjaa and landed uneventful. The #2 engine was shut down, but we also indicated 1800 pounds of fuel still going to the #2 engine on the fuel gauge. Thus we decided to land slightly overweight, 435000 pounds. We weren't sure if fuel was still going to engine that was shut down. Supplemental information from acn 621099: the fire warning was no longer active at the completion of the engine fire checklist and we had discharged 1 engine fire extinguisher bottle. This was done prior to starting the fuel dump. The fire equipment confirmed no smoke, fire or leaking fuel. We taxied to parking and the passenger were deplaned. Callback conversation with reporter on acn 621098 revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was shut down and an emergency was declared. The reporter said fuel dumping was started but would require 23 mins of dump time. The reporter said it was decided to make a more direct approach to the diversion station and land overweight when it was noted the #2 engine fuel flow indicator still indicated 1800-2000 pounds of fuel going to #2 engine. The reporter stated the landing was uneventful. The reporter said maintenance found no evidence of fire and reported it was a false warning. Callback conversation with reporter on acn 621099 revealed the following information: the reporter stated the in-flight shutdown was per the checklist but the fuel flow indication was puzzling as it indicated 1800 pounds per hour and factored into the decision to land overweight. The reporter said the fuel flow indication with the firewall shutoff pulled was reported and the carrier is investigating this anomaly. The reporter stated a bulletin was issued by the carrier describing the fuel flow indication and it may be normal although the simulator is not programmed to indicate fuel flow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10 ON CLBOUT AT FL210 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED BACK TO RJAA DUE TO FIRE WARNING #2 ENG. SHUT DOWN #2 ENG AND DUMPED FUEL.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM RJAA, GOT FULL BLOWN ENG #2 FIRE WARNING. SHUT DOWN #2 ENG. DECLARED EMER AND DUMPED 90000 LBS FUEL AND RETURNED TO RJAA AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL. THE #2 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN, BUT WE ALSO INDICATED 1800 LBS OF FUEL STILL GOING TO THE #2 ENG ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THUS WE DECIDED TO LAND SLIGHTLY OVERWT, 435000 LBS. WE WEREN'T SURE IF FUEL WAS STILL GOING TO ENG THAT WAS SHUT DOWN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 621099: THE FIRE WARNING WAS NO LONGER ACTIVE AT THE COMPLETION OF THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST AND WE HAD DISCHARGED 1 ENG FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE. THIS WAS DONE PRIOR TO STARTING THE FUEL DUMP. THE FIRE EQUIP CONFIRMED NO SMOKE, FIRE OR LEAKING FUEL. WE TAXIED TO PARKING AND THE PAX WERE DEPLANED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ON ACN 621098 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED. THE RPTR SAID FUEL DUMPING WAS STARTED BUT WOULD REQUIRE 23 MINS OF DUMP TIME. THE RPTR SAID IT WAS DECIDED TO MAKE A MORE DIRECT APCH TO THE DIVERSION STATION AND LAND OVERWT WHEN IT WAS NOTED THE #2 ENG FUEL FLOW INDICATOR STILL INDICATED 1800-2000 LBS OF FUEL GOING TO #2 ENG. THE RPTR STATED THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE RPTR SAID MAINT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE AND RPTED IT WAS A FALSE WARNING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ON ACN 621099 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE INFLT SHUTDOWN WAS PER THE CHKLIST BUT THE FUEL FLOW INDICATION WAS PUZZLING AS IT INDICATED 1800 LBS PER HR AND FACTORED INTO THE DECISION TO LAND OVERWT. THE RPTR SAID THE FUEL FLOW INDICATION WITH THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF PULLED WAS RPTED AND THE CARRIER IS INVESTIGATING THIS ANOMALY. THE RPTR STATED A BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY THE CARRIER DESCRIBING THE FUEL FLOW INDICATION AND IT MAY BE NORMAL ALTHOUGH THE SIMULATOR IS NOT PROGRAMMED TO INDICATE FUEL FLOW.

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.

A DC10 on climb out at FL210 declared an emergency and diverted back to rjaa due to fire warning #2 engine. Shut down #2 engine and dumped fuel.