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A B737-500 experienced an engine overheat warning. The crew shut down the engine; declared an emergency; and upon landing; a fire warning occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 650256 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz1.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 7250 flight time type : 4075 |
| ASRS Report | 650256 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7900 flight time type : 824 |
| ASRS Report | 650257 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fire warning system |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after leveloff at cruise altitude; FL350; with autoplt engaged; we had a master caution #2 engine overheat. We accomplished the qrc; which directed an engine shutdown after retarding the engine to idle. After the delay period; we shut down the engine; began a descent and coordination for a landing at the nearest suitable airfield. We configured for the single engine landing; visual approach with ILS back-up to runway 18 at ZZZ; and declared an emergency and had the fire response vehicles standing by. Everything was normal single engine until landing rollout; and we received a fire indication on the #2 engine (it was already shut down). We rotated the fire handle and confirmed with tower and the crash crew that there were no visible signs of fire or smoke. We stopped on the taxiway and the crash crew inspected the engine closely before terminating the emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 EXPERIENCED AN ENG OVERHEAT WARNING. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENG; DECLARED AN EMER; AND UPON LNDG; A FIRE WARNING OCCURRED.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LEVELOFF AT CRUISE ALT; FL350; WITH AUTOPLT ENGAGED; WE HAD A MASTER CAUTION #2 ENG OVERHEAT. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE QRC; WHICH DIRECTED AN ENG SHUTDOWN AFTER RETARDING THE ENG TO IDLE. AFTER THE DELAY PERIOD; WE SHUT DOWN THE ENG; BEGAN A DSCNT AND COORD FOR A LNDG AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD. WE CONFIGURED FOR THE SINGLE ENG LNDG; VISUAL APCH WITH ILS BACK-UP TO RWY 18 AT ZZZ; AND DECLARED AN EMER AND HAD THE FIRE RESPONSE VEHICLES STANDING BY. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL SINGLE ENG UNTIL LNDG ROLLOUT; AND WE RECEIVED A FIRE INDICATION ON THE #2 ENG (IT WAS ALREADY SHUT DOWN). WE ROTATED THE FIRE HANDLE AND CONFIRMED WITH TWR AND THE CRASH CREW THAT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF FIRE OR SMOKE. WE STOPPED ON THE TXWY AND THE CRASH CREW INSPECTED THE ENG CLOSELY BEFORE TERMINATING THE EMER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.