Engine Fire Joining LOC on Approach

[777forever]

Cleared for approach and you get an engine fire while joining the LOC. WWYD?

 

[dougdrvr]

Call dispatch. Ask them to inform your base Chief pilot, Director of Flight Ops, Director of Training, form a committee and suggest a course of action.

Solicit input from the FO, senior FA, find out if there is a doctor on board or anyone with a pilot's license.

Have the FO check all the available airports in the area for better weather, longer runways, type of fire equipment, etc. (the company will want you to go where there is maintenance and cheap fuel)

Decide if there really is a fire.

Verify your fuel status, 'cause by now, you probably have very little left.

 

[IBNAV8R]

Cleared for approach and you get an engine fire while joining the LOC. WWYD?

Grow a pair - then decide if you want to cover your @$$ or save your @$$.

For me: outside the FAF, declare emergency, run QRH. Inside the FAF - declare emergency, land.

Either way, there'll be no shortage of DSs who'll swear you did it wrong.

 

[GogglesPisano]

Continue the approach

1) Quickly brief a S/E approach.
2) Have the PM run through the QRH for an engine fire while ...
3) Bugging a S/E flap setting and configuring on your own while ...
4) Declaring and informing ATC you cannot take a go-around.
5) Quickly brief the F/A's that there is an engine fire, you're expecting a normal landing in (1, 2 .. minutes) but be mentally prepared for an evac.

After landing ...

6) Ascertain whether the fire is still in progress and if so, evacuate.
7) If not have CFR inspect aircraft before being towed to a remote location for orderly egress.
8) Call ALPA, your CP (brief synopsis,) otherwise keep your mouth shut and file an ASAP.
9)After your testing proceed to the hotel bar, drink heavily and later be fellatioed by the females you saved.

 

[higney85]

Tell tower and land the plane. The rest can be dealt with on the ground. If you are on one of those 25 mile finals you prob have the time to run the QRH before you land, but I'd be landing as soon as possible.

 

[Poahi]

1) quickly brief a s/e approach.
2) have the pm run through the qrh for an engine fire while ...
3) bugging a s/e flap setting and configuring on your own while ...
4) declaring and informing atc you cannot take a go-around.
5) quickly brief the f/a's that there is an engine fire, you're expecting a normal landing in (1, 2 .. Minutes) but be mentally prepared for an evac.

After landing ...

6) ascertain whether the fire is still in progress and if so, evacuate.
7) if not have cfr inspect aircraft before being towed to a remote location for orderly egress.
8) call alpa, your cp (brief synopsis,) otherwise keep your mouth shut and file an asap.
9)after your testing proceed to the hotel bar, drink heavily and later be fellatioed by the females you saved.

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+1

 

[SpaceShipEarth]

Pull out iPad +3G - you should have signal that low.

Log on to Flight Info and create a post asking what others would do.

Refresh browser repeatedly waiting for responses to be posted.

select funniest response and execute it's advice

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[JumpersAway]

Get it on the ground- should be the primary concern. Land flaps 20. CRJ-200 WILL NOT FLY single engine, flaps 45. Quick math- double landing distance and consult Vref flaps 20 on the card you have for your weight. Run the card if you can- stop there.

 

[hockeypilot44]

Cleared for approach and you get an engine fire while joining the LOC. WWYD?

Are you really an airline pilot? What kind of question is this? If you have any type of fire onboard or suspect any type of fire, you declare an emergency and land ASAP. If you don't have enough time to complete the appropriate checklists, you still land ASAP. You should know how to configure your aircraft for a single engine approach without using a checklist. If not, you shouldn't be flying that aircraft.

 

[BillJBrake]

N/A

Southwest doesn't get engine fires.

 

[xjgearbtch]

Statistically the average time between discovery of fire and complete hull loss is less then 20 minutes. Simple Land now

 

[Freebrd]

Cleared for approach and you get an engine fire while joining the LOC. WWYD?

He's back again with the stupid questions/statements!

This one is as stupid as that one you started about new ASA procedures.

 

[crj567]

Cleared for approach and you get an engine fire while joining the LOC. WWYD?

I would phone your avatar, and ASS for guidance.....

 

[Max Q]

Grow a pair - then decide if you want to cover your @$$ or save your @$$.

For me: outside the FAF, declare emergency, run QRH. Inside the FAF - declare emergency, land.

So you wouldn't land immediately if the fire happened outside the FAF or are you just saying you would run the QRH and land immediately outside the FAF?

As stupid as you all think the OP's question is, I've had to commandeer the airplane during two separate lofts now with smoke/fire (or possible fire) on board after the CA wanted to hold or execute a missed approach. Maybe that was with a couple of you on here.

 

[777forever]

Are you really an airline pilot? What kind of question is this? If you have any type of fire onboard or suspect any type of fire, you declare an emergency and land ASAP. If you don't have enough time to complete the appropriate checklists, you still land ASAP. You should know how to configure your aircraft for a single engine approach without using a checklist. If not, you shouldn't be flying that aircraft.

Yes, that's why when we get an engine fire on a V1 cut we scream "FIRE!" make an immediate 180 to land single engine running whatever checklists we manage to run....GET IT ON THE GROUND!!!!!!!

Back to my original question, personally I'd have whoever the person flying is continue the approach while PM runs the immediate action items checklist for engine fire. If we manage to put the fire out, then we have time to circle around, run the QRH, thoroughly brief and prepare for a single engine approach. If the fire doesn't go out, the PF is already continuing the approach so get it on the ground ASAP

 

[Flyer1015]

I'd "PULL - TO EJECT"

Come on, every once in a while, you know you wanna leave your passengers hangin'

 

[Yodafly]

Simple, land the airplane and run what checklists you can

 

[airplane wizard]

Ditch in the nearest river and be the next Sully.

 

[CA1900]

WWYD?

Shoot the hostage.

 

[TheRaven]

Remain Calm and in control of the plane

Declare the Emergency to the Trucks Rolling.

Get the plane configured and slowed so having to go missed doesn't happen.

Notify the flight attendant (might occur 2nd if you were already configured or the weather was VFR)

Run whatever checklists you can safely get done while monitoring the approach.

Land without further incident, get the hell out of the plane.