# Incident 19951021038329I: Doug DC862, Pittsburgh, PA, October 21, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1995, 11:02 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801AX-2004-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 302197B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951021038329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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