An air carrier light transport had an engine fire on the ground.

Attributes
ACN	272062
Time
Date	199405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : evv
State Reference	IN
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	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	272062
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While performing first flight of day checks, left torque and temperature limiting system test caused left engine to flame out. As engine was spooling down, I noticed smoke, then fire, from inboard side of left engine cowl. Completed memory items and fire or severe engine damage checklist. Instructed first officer to deplane passenger through main cabin door. No injuries reported. Minor aircraft damage. Cause of malfunction was bad ttl computer. Several instances of this type of malfunction within recent period.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT HAD AN ENG FIRE ON THE GND.

Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING FIRST FLT OF DAY CHKS, L TORQUE AND TEMP LIMITING SYS TEST CAUSED L ENG TO FLAME OUT. AS ENG WAS SPOOLING DOWN, I NOTICED SMOKE, THEN FIRE, FROM INBOARD SIDE OF L ENG COWL. COMPLETED MEMORY ITEMS AND FIRE OR SEVERE ENG DAMAGE CHKLIST. INSTRUCTED FO TO DEPLANE PAX THROUGH MAIN CABIN DOOR. NO INJURIES RPTED. MINOR ACFT DAMAGE. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION WAS BAD TTL COMPUTER. SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION WITHIN RECENT PERIOD.

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.