DC9 has in-flight engine fire. Declare emergency, shut down engine.

Attributes
ACN	293873
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msn
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 862 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : cle tower : msn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	293873
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On descent with ZOB into msn. We received fire indication master warning. Captain flew aircraft and declared emergency while I performed the abnormal/emergency checklist procedures for fire indication in right (#2) engine captain verified all procedure and right engine was shut down and both fire bottles were used to extinguish the fire. Uneventful single engine approach and landing (emergency) accomplished with fire light still on. Normal crash and company response followed as aircraft stopped on runway 18. Crash ground crews reported 'no fire indications on right engine.' approximately 5 min later crash crew reported 'fire on right side of aircraft.' captain began 'evacuation of aircraft' procedure as second report from crash crew came saying 'disregard, no fire, no fire!' captain stopped evacuation before any passenger evacuate/evacuationed, but confusion was evident. We reconfirmed 'no fire' with ground crew and informed passenger all was okay and we would attempt to deplane at the gate normally. This was not possible because the brakes had locked up (right brake) and aircraft would not move. Passenger deplaned normally through front airstairs and were bused to msn terminal. This emergency was not serious or hazardous until ground crash crews incorrectly reported 'fire.' my concern is response by crash crews that do not know what they are looking for in an engine fire emergency. Unnessary evacuations often are the only cause of injury!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 HAS INFLT ENG FIRE. DECLARE EMER, SHUT DOWN ENG.

Narrative: ON DSCNT WITH ZOB INTO MSN. WE RECEIVED FIRE INDICATION MASTER WARNING. CAPT FLEW ACFT AND DECLARED EMER WHILE I PERFORMED THE ABNORMAL/EMER CHKLIST PROCS FOR FIRE INDICATION IN R (#2) ENG CAPT VERIFIED ALL PROC AND R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG (EMER) ACCOMPLISHED WITH FIRE LIGHT STILL ON. NORMAL CRASH AND COMPANY RESPONSE FOLLOWED AS ACFT STOPPED ON RWY 18. CRASH GND CREWS RPTED 'NO FIRE INDICATIONS ON R ENG.' APPROX 5 MIN LATER CRASH CREW RPTED 'FIRE ON R SIDE OF ACFT.' CAPT BEGAN 'EVACUATION OF ACFT' PROC AS SECOND RPT FROM CRASH CREW CAME SAYING 'DISREGARD, NO FIRE, NO FIRE!' CAPT STOPPED EVACUATION BEFORE ANY PAX EVACED, BUT CONFUSION WAS EVIDENT. WE RECONFIRMED 'NO FIRE' WITH GND CREW AND INFORMED PAX ALL WAS OKAY AND WE WOULD ATTEMPT TO DEPLANE AT THE GATE NORMALLY. THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP (R BRAKE) AND ACFT WOULD NOT MOVE. PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY THROUGH FRONT AIRSTAIRS AND WERE BUSED TO MSN TERMINAL. THIS EMER WAS NOT SERIOUS OR HAZARDOUS UNTIL GND CRASH CREWS INCORRECTLY RPTED 'FIRE.' MY CONCERN IS RESPONSE BY CRASH CREWS THAT DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IN AN ENG FIRE EMER. UNNESSARY EVACUATIONS OFTEN ARE THE ONLY CAUSE OF INJURY!

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.