20250119001549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A320-251N · Raleigh Durham, NC · January 19, 2025

Date
January 19, 2025 · 23:55 local
Place
Raleigh Durham, NC
Airport
Raleigh/Durham
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
F3LA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N350FR
Reported as
Airbus A320-251N
Reported engine
CFM International LEAP-1A26
People aboard
164
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
17,401 total

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.

During the climb out the crew received an eng 2 loop fault message that stayed on for a few seconds and went away. After reaching cruising altitude of 36,000 feet, the crew received an engine 2 fire warning, the warning went away before the crew could complete their ecam actions. A few minutes later the engine 2 fire warning returned, and it did not go away, this time it was a full engine 2 fire warning, including the chimes, the lights and a red land asap message. The crew preformed their ecam actions (engine shut down) and the warnings went away (fire bottles were not discharged) the crew declared an emergency and diverted. The aircraft landed and taxied off the runway and stopped where the fire truck could inspect the engine and completed a walk around and found no damage or signs of fire. The aircraft taxi to the gate and deplaned. Maintenance was called and it was determined that there had been a fire due to a fuel leak and there was damage to wire harness due to the engine fire.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE CLIMB OUT THE CREW RECEIVED AN ENG 2 LOOP FAULT MESSAGE THAT STAYED ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WENT AWAY. AFTER REACHING CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 36,000 FEET, THE CREW RECEIVED AN ENGINE 2 FIRE WARNING, THE WARNING WENT AWAY BEFORE THE CREW COULD COMPLETE THEIR ECAM ACTIONS. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE 2 FIRE WARNING RETURNED, AND IT DID NOT GO AWAY, THIS TIME IT WAS A FULL ENGINE 2 FIRE WARNING, INCLUDING THE CHIMES, THE LIGHTS AND A RED LAND ASAP MESSAGE. THE CREW PREFORMED THEIR ECAM ACTIONS (ENGINE SHUT DOWN) AND THE WARNINGS WENT AWAY (FIRE BOTTLES WERE NOT DISCHARGED) THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED WHERE THE FIRE TRUCK COULD INSPECT THE ENGINE AND COMPLETED A WALK AROUND AND FOUND NO DAMAGE OR SIGNS OF FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXI TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE DUE TO A FUEL LEAK AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO WIRE HARNESS DUE TO THE ENGINE FIRE.