April 5, 201214 yr Open the Quick Reference Handbook PDF from the 737NGX Program Menu, look up Engine Fire (8.2) and follow the outlined procedure.
April 5, 201214 yr Put it out! Follow the engine fire checklist, particularly the memory items, which you should do immediately from memory: Fly the airplane Once at a safe altitude(around 400 feet usually): Turn off the autothrottle. Close the thrust lever on the affected engine Pull the fire handle, and rotate in one direction Wait 30 seconds If the fire persists, rotate to the other direction
April 5, 201214 yr Boeing and most airlines will train flight crews to fly the airplane first and wait until 1000 feet agl (acceleration altitude), before accomplishing the Engine Fire QRH checklist. A jets going to get there pretty fast anyway on two engines. As mentioned it can be started at 400 feet agl if the captain thinks taking action right away would be be beneficial to the outcome. Airlines train crews to use good CRM and not rush into an emergency grabbing handles and turning off engines at a low altitudes. It is certainly though Captains discretion to take what action he thinks necessary in an emergency. . John Floyd John Floyd
April 6, 201214 yr On the Gulfstream, the only immediate action item was to silence the fire bell. ^_^ Everyting else can wait. Herman Ross Seattle, USA
April 6, 201214 yr theres a flow in the QRH that you are suppose to memorize, but this is basically how i do it, i just work from infront of me down, and this works for most Boeing planes so... Master Warning/Fire Bell silence confirm which engine is on fire on the engine display disconnect auto throttle confirm which engine throttle you have and idle it confirm the correct fuel cutoff and cutoff confirm the correct fire handle and pull and rotate Wait 30 seconds if the fire does not extinguish, rotate to other bottle transponder from TA/RA to TA Its easy as u just look infront of you and work your way to the aft panel Bryan Richards "People depend so much on automation that they forget how to get the automation to work." B.W.
April 6, 201214 yr Just to emphasise when Brian said "Confirm which engine", he really meant it. Before you pull that fire handle you want at least three different indicators that 1) your engine is on fire, and 2) that you know which engine it is. Paul Smith.
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