20010610011369I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-8-71 · Pittsburgh, PA · June 10, 2001

Date
June 10, 2001 · 10:05 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RRXA
Aircraft
N811AL
Reported as
Doug DC871
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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.

(-23)On June 10, 2001, a DC-8-71, s/n 46099, registered as N811AL, and operating as rrxa flight 1321, was enroute from "ewr" to "ind" when the #1 engine fire warning indication was observed by the flight crew. The checklist was followed, and the aircraft diverted to "pit". The aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without incident. On the ramp, maintenance found no evidence or fire. The #1 fire warning continued when power was on the aircraft. Troubleshooting found the fire loop bad, andit was replaced with the 2 engine fire bottles. The system ops checked good, and the aircraft was returned to service. Investigation by desk audit and closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JUNE 10, 2001, A DC-8-71, S/N 46099, REGISTERED AS N811AL, AND OPERATING AS RRXA FLIGHT 1321, WAS ENROUTE FROM "EWR" TO "IND" WHEN THE #1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION WAS OBSERVED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THE CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO "PIT". THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE RAMP, MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OR FIRE. THE #1 FIRE WARNING CONTINUED WHEN POWER WAS ON THE AIRCRAFT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE FIRE LOOP BAD, ANDIT WAS REPLACED WITH THE 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES. THE SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.