Narrative:

I used battery power to start the right engine. After the amps dropped below 150 amps, I started the left engine. After both engines were started the right engine egt became erratic. The erratic egt started to fluctuate exceeding 720 degrees when I feathered the right engine. The fuel shutoff and the hydraulic shutoff lights illuminated and the propeller feathered. After the right propeller rotation had stopped I shut down the left engine with the stop button. With both engines stopped, I turned to the 3 passenger onboard and told them they would have to deplane. The direct view window on the left side had been opened and I heard someone yell fire and saw people pointing to the right engine. The first officer immediately unbuckled his seatbelt and started to the passenger compartment where he directed the passenger to the aft airstair door. The passenger deplaned the aircraft in an orderly fashion with the direction of the first officer and moved away from the aircraft to a safe area with the direction of the first officer and the gate agents. The fire detection system had not been activated. Looking through the right dv window, I saw a flame in front of the intake. I grabbed the hylon 1211 hand-held fire extinguisher from the cockpit and proceeded through the aft airstair door and around the front of the aircraft to the right engine inlet. I gave 1 short blast at the flame with the hylon 1211 which extinguished the flame. I then rotated the problem. I asked to have the fire vehs brought to the aircraft as a precaution. No other flame was visible after the initial one was extinguished.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT HAD AN ENGINE FIRE DURING ENGINE START. PASSENGERS EVACUATED.

Narrative: I USED BATTERY PWR TO START THE RIGHT ENG. AFTER THE AMPS DROPPED BELOW 150 AMPS, I STARTED THE LEFT ENG. AFTER BOTH ENGS WERE STARTED THE RIGHT ENG EGT BECAME ERRATIC. THE ERRATIC EGT STARTED TO FLUCTUATE EXCEEDING 720 DEGS WHEN I FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENG. THE FUEL SHUTOFF AND THE HYD SHUTOFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE PROP FEATHERED. AFTER THE RIGHT PROP ROTATION HAD STOPPED I SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENG WITH THE STOP BUTTON. WITH BOTH ENGS STOPPED, I TURNED TO THE 3 PAX ONBOARD AND TOLD THEM THEY WOULD HAVE TO DEPLANE. THE DIRECT VIEW WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD BEEN OPENED AND I HEARD SOMEONE YELL FIRE AND SAW PEOPLE POINTING TO THE RIGHT ENG. THE F/O IMMEDIATELY UNBUCKLED HIS SEATBELT AND STARTED TO THE PAX COMPARTMENT WHERE HE DIRECTED THE PAX TO THE AFT AIRSTAIR DOOR. THE PAX DEPLANED THE ACFT IN AN ORDERLY FASHION WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE F/O AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE ACFT TO A SAFE AREA WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE F/O AND THE GATE AGENTS. THE FIRE DETECTION SYS HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED. LOOKING THROUGH THE RIGHT DV WINDOW, I SAW A FLAME IN FRONT OF THE INTAKE. I GRABBED THE HYLON 1211 HAND-HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE COCKPIT AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE AFT AIRSTAIR DOOR AND AROUND THE FRONT OF THE ACFT TO THE RIGHT ENG INLET. I GAVE 1 SHORT BLAST AT THE FLAME WITH THE HYLON 1211 WHICH EXTINGUISHED THE FLAME. I THEN ROTATED THE PROB. I ASKED TO HAVE THE FIRE VEHS BROUGHT TO THE ACFT AS A PRECAUTION. NO OTHER FLAME WAS VISIBLE AFTER THE INITIAL ONE WAS EXTINGUISHED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.