Ground aircraft incident. Ground fire.

Attributes
ACN	207763
Time
Date	199204
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	207763
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing into our gate at ord, the flight attendant called me and said there was smoke with flames coming from the left main wheel. I told the captain, and he had me call the flight attendant back just to double check what she saw. After she told me again, the captain told me to call for crash fire rescue and tell them we were going to evacuate/evacuation out of the right side of the aircraft. As soon as the aircraft came to a stop, the fire went out. I called over the intercom that we were going to evacuate/evacuation out the right side. At that same time, a ramp agent opened the main door and the flight attendant directed the passenger out of the main exit door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND ACFT INCIDENT. GND FIRE.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO OUR GATE AT ORD, THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ME AND SAID THERE WAS SMOKE WITH FLAMES COMING FROM THE L MAIN WHEEL. I TOLD THE CAPT, AND HE HAD ME CALL THE FLT ATTENDANT BACK JUST TO DOUBLE CHK WHAT SHE SAW. AFTER SHE TOLD ME AGAIN, THE CAPT TOLD ME TO CALL FOR CRASH FIRE RESCUE AND TELL THEM WE WERE GOING TO EVAC OUT OF THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. AS SOON AS THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP, THE FIRE WENT OUT. I CALLED OVER THE INTERCOM THAT WE WERE GOING TO EVAC OUT THE R SIDE. AT THAT SAME TIME, A RAMP AGENT OPENED THE MAIN DOOR AND THE FLT ATTENDANT DIRECTED THE PAX OUT OF THE MAIN EXIT DOOR.

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.