19951021038329I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-8-62 · Pittsburgh, PA · October 21, 1995

Date
October 21, 1995 · 11:02 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ABXA
Aircraft
N801AX
Reported as
Doug DC862
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total1,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after departure from rochester, new york, and during the climb-out phase of the flight, #3 engine fire light illuminated and the appropriate checklist would not extinguish the fire warning light. Both fire bottles were discharged into the #3 engine; however, the fire warning light would not go out. An emergency was declared and a precautionary landing was accomplished at Pittsburgh international airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Investigation revealed a false warning light indication. (Submission of this report closes this incident.)

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, AND DURING THE CLIMB-OUT PHASE OF THE FLIGHT, #3 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED INTO THE #3 ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FALSE WARNING LIGHT INDICATION. (SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.)