20010713016559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-22 · Memphis, TN · July 13, 2001

Date
July 13, 2001 · 04:28 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N189FE
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL01IA083
Reported as
Boeing 72722
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,468 total3,408 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Crew experience #3 engine fire warning just after takeoff at 100 ft. crew initiated procedures and extinguished fire. Aircraft returned to mem and landed without incident. Preliminary observations indicate that the fire was contained and apparently limited to the accessories only. Starter suspected as first failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CREW EXPERIENCE #3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT 100 FT. CREW INITIATED PROCEDURES AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED AND APPARENTLY LIMITED TO THE ACCESSORIES ONLY. STARTER SUSPECTED AS FIRST FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.