Flight crew experienced engine fire. In-flight engine shut down and declared emergency and landing.

Attributes
ACN	298179
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pia
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : pia
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 : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	298179
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 896
ASRS Report	298181
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route we had used the engine anti-ice system due to icing conditions (plus 5 degrees centigrade and visible moisture). After a few min operation the warning light illuminated briefly and began to cycle on and off every 2 or 3 min. We noted an odor of burning rubber but that went away. We ran our emergency procedure for an intake light (right side). The checklist indicated the system was likely to be cycling up against an overtemp controller. Its only directive was to leave icing conditions as soon as possible. We left icing and shut off the system. On beginning the descent we re-entered icing conditions and turned the system back on. Again there was a brief odor. The system once again started cycling, and we were told to contact approach. The controller gave us a heading to join the localizer and cleared us down and subsequently cleared us for the approach. When I glanced at the first officer I noticed some reddish yellow flashes out his window. I had him visually check the right engine. He indicated there was a fire of some type and wanted to do the emergency checklist for an engine fire which culminates in an engine shut down. We executed the procedures and shot a normal southeast approach and landing. No injuries occurred and the aircraft sustained only damage to a deice boot on the right side of the forward portion of the right intake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC EXPERIENCED ENG FIRE. INFLT ENG SHUT DOWN AND DECLARED EMER AND LNDG.

Narrative: ENRTE WE HAD USED THE ENG ANTI-ICE SYS DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS (PLUS 5 DEGS CENTIGRADE AND VISIBLE MOISTURE). AFTER A FEW MIN OP THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY AND BEGAN TO CYCLE ON AND OFF EVERY 2 OR 3 MIN. WE NOTED AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER BUT THAT WENT AWAY. WE RAN OUR EMER PROC FOR AN INTAKE LIGHT (R SIDE). THE CHKLIST INDICATED THE SYS WAS LIKELY TO BE CYCLING UP AGAINST AN OVERTEMP CTLR. ITS ONLY DIRECTIVE WAS TO LEAVE ICING CONDITIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE LEFT ICING AND SHUT OFF THE SYS. ON BEGINNING THE DSCNT WE RE-ENTERED ICING CONDITIONS AND TURNED THE SYS BACK ON. AGAIN THERE WAS A BRIEF ODOR. THE SYS ONCE AGAIN STARTED CYCLING, AND WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT APCH. THE CTLR GAVE US A HDG TO JOIN THE LOC AND CLRED US DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED US FOR THE APCH. WHEN I GLANCED AT THE FO I NOTICED SOME REDDISH YELLOW FLASHES OUT HIS WINDOW. I HAD HIM VISUALLY CHK THE R ENG. HE INDICATED THERE WAS A FIRE OF SOME TYPE AND WANTED TO DO THE EMER CHKLIST FOR AN ENG FIRE WHICH CULMINATES IN AN ENG SHUT DOWN. WE EXECUTED THE PROCS AND SHOT A NORMAL SE APCH AND LNDG. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED ONLY DAMAGE TO A DEICE BOOT ON THE R SIDE OF THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE R INTAKE.

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.