Commuter aircraft has loud 'pop,' then engine fire, aborts takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	250718
Time
Date	199309
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 330
ASRS Report	250718
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	250717
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff runway 9R fll, below line checklist completed. (Copilot's leg -- my leg.) captain set takeoff power. After completion of setting takeoff power before V1, a 'pop' from the right engine was heard. Right engine went to automatic feather. I initiated abort by bringing back the throttles with captain assisting. Captain took throttles and aircraft to reverse with heavy braking. While captain brought the aircraft to a stop, I saw and called 'fire right engine,' pulled the fire handle, and then pushed extinguisher button. Captain got aircraft off runway, secured the engine, notified tower, took people off and away from aircraft, then assisted with the fire/operations personnel. I stayed with passenger until other company personnel arrived. No injured passenger or crew. Supplemental information from acn 250717: aircraft undamaged except for right engine. At the hangar later it was discovered that the power turbine had disintegrated. The engine will be sent to manufacturer for a tear down report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT HAS LOUD 'POP,' THEN ENG FIRE, ABORTS TKOF.

Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 9R FLL, BELOW LINE CHKLIST COMPLETED. (COPLT'S LEG -- MY LEG.) CAPT SET TKOF PWR. AFTER COMPLETION OF SETTING TKOF PWR BEFORE V1, A 'POP' FROM THE R ENG WAS HEARD. R ENG WENT TO AUTO FEATHER. I INITIATED ABORT BY BRINGING BACK THE THROTTLES WITH CAPT ASSISTING. CAPT TOOK THROTTLES AND ACFT TO REVERSE WITH HVY BRAKING. WHILE CAPT BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP, I SAW AND CALLED 'FIRE R ENG,' PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE, AND THEN PUSHED EXTINGUISHER BUTTON. CAPT GOT ACFT OFF RWY, SECURED THE ENG, NOTIFIED TWR, TOOK PEOPLE OFF AND AWAY FROM ACFT, THEN ASSISTED WITH THE FIRE/OPS PERSONNEL. I STAYED WITH PAX UNTIL OTHER COMPANY PERSONNEL ARRIVED. NO INJURED PAX OR CREW. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 250717: ACFT UNDAMAGED EXCEPT FOR R ENG. AT THE HANGAR LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PWR TURBINE HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE ENG WILL BE SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR A TEAR DOWN RPT.

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.