Narrative:

After landing on runway 29L at msp, I took all 4 engines out of reverse and everything in the cockpit was showing normal. As I was turning off the runway, the tower informed me that my #1 engine was on fire, and the fire equipment was on its way to the aircraft. I had no indication of a fire warning nor did the fire bell go off in the cockpit. After clearing the runway, I set the parking brake, called for the engine fire checklist and fired 1 fire bottle into the #1 engine. The fire was extinguished, fire equipment (airport) secured, and we taxied to the gate with no further problems. Maintenance later informed me that they felt that we had a silent compressor stall in the engine during rollout after landing. They felt that all I needed to do was shut the engine down and not fire the 'fire' bottle into the engine. However, I felt that the proper procedure was used because a deadheading pilot in the aft of the aircraft later told me the entire engine was in flames, and that the passenger were quite anxious. I could not see the fire from the cockpit but I fully believed what the tower was telling me. The msp tower's actions were nothing short of outstanding, and the fire equipment's fast response was really, extremely, fast and professional! Finally, I feel that anytime we deal with fires of any kind involving aircraft, we must use every means available to put it out as quickly as possible. Evacuate/evacuation of over 300 passenger and crew was heavy on my mind, but fortunately it was not necessary.

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Title: ACR WDB ACFT ENG FIRE AFTER LNDG RESULTING IN FLC EXTINGUISHING FIRE WITH ACFT ENG FIRE CTL SYS.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 29L AT MSP, I TOOK ALL 4 ENGS OUT OF REVERSE AND EVERYTHING IN THE COCKPIT WAS SHOWING NORMAL. AS I WAS TURNING OFF THE RWY, THE TWR INFORMED ME THAT MY #1 ENG WAS ON FIRE, AND THE FIRE EQUIP WAS ON ITS WAY TO THE ACFT. I HAD NO INDICATION OF A FIRE WARNING NOR DID THE FIRE BELL GO OFF IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, I SET THE PARKING BRAKE, CALLED FOR THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST AND FIRED 1 FIRE BOTTLE INTO THE #1 ENG. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, FIRE EQUIP (ARPT) SECURED, AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. MAINT LATER INFORMED ME THAT THEY FELT THAT WE HAD A SILENT COMPRESSOR STALL IN THE ENG DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LNDG. THEY FELT THAT ALL I NEEDED TO DO WAS SHUT THE ENG DOWN AND NOT FIRE THE 'FIRE' BOTTLE INTO THE ENG. HOWEVER, I FELT THAT THE PROPER PROC WAS USED BECAUSE A DEADHEADING PLT IN THE AFT OF THE ACFT LATER TOLD ME THE ENTIRE ENG WAS IN FLAMES, AND THAT THE PAX WERE QUITE ANXIOUS. I COULD NOT SEE THE FIRE FROM THE COCKPIT BUT I FULLY BELIEVED WHAT THE TWR WAS TELLING ME. THE MSP TWR'S ACTIONS WERE NOTHING SHORT OF OUTSTANDING, AND THE FIRE EQUIP'S FAST RESPONSE WAS REALLY, EXTREMELY, FAST AND PROFESSIONAL! FINALLY, I FEEL THAT ANYTIME WE DEAL WITH FIRES OF ANY KIND INVOLVING ACFT, WE MUST USE EVERY MEANS AVAILABLE TO PUT IT OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. EVAC OF OVER 300 PAX AND CREW WAS HVY ON MY MIND, BUT FORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT NECESSARY.

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.