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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Douglas DC-6A · King Salmon, AK · September 22, 2011

Date
September 22, 2011 · 08:00 local
Place
King Salmon, AK
Airport
King Salmon
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FXGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6174C
Reported as
Douglas DC-6A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney RADIAL
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
24,000 total1,700 in this make and model238 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

After a VOR approach to a missed approach we diverted to our scheduled alternate. At 1558Z, we got a zone 2 and 3 fire indication associated with a loud thump. All engines were in climb power at that time. An emergency was declared and we diverted to King Salmon Alaska. Standard engine failure fire in-flight procedures were followed. It took both banks of CO2 to completely extingish the fire. The only other diversion was toward an area of clear weather for a short period of time while the second shot of CO2 was being fired. The flight was then completed without further complications

As the FAA filed it

AFTER A VOR APPROACH TO A MISSED APPROACH WE DIVERTED TO OUR SCHEDULED ALTERNATE. AT 1558Z, WE GOT A ZONE 2 AND 3 FIRE INDICATION ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD THUMP. ALL ENGINES WERE IN CLIMB POWER AT THAT TIME. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND WE DIVERTED TO KING SALMON ALASKA. STANDARD ENGINE FAILURE FIRE IN-FLIGHT PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. IT TOOK BOTH BANKS OF CO2 TO COMPLETELY EXTINGISH THE FIRE. THE ONLY OTHER DIVERSION WAS TOWARD AN AREA OF CLEAR WEATHER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHILE THE SECOND SHOT OF CO2 WAS BEING FIRED. THE FLIGHT WAS THEN COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS