Aircraft equipment problem - on shutdown an engine seizes and is found to be completely destroyed.

Attributes
ACN	301894
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ugn
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	301894
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

About 2-3 min after shutdown noticed a slight haze from smoke in the cockpit. Maintenance post flight revealed loose oil on the engine, also the fan would not turn. Recalled that during the flight we noticed an occasional faint odor. We were unable to identify the odor or its source. I checked the cabin and noticed nothing unusual. While investigating the odor went away. I recall the odor bearing a slight resemblance to wet paint. Who would have guessed that slight passing odor could have been an omen for a catastrophic engine failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB - ON SHUTDOWN AN ENG SEIZES AND IS FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

Narrative: ABOUT 2-3 MIN AFTER SHUTDOWN NOTICED A SLIGHT HAZE FROM SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. MAINT POST FLT REVEALED LOOSE OIL ON THE ENG, ALSO THE FAN WOULD NOT TURN. RECALLED THAT DURING THE FLT WE NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL FAINT ODOR. WE WERE UNABLE TO IDENT THE ODOR OR ITS SOURCE. I CHKED THE CABIN AND NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE ODOR WENT AWAY. I RECALL THE ODOR BEARING A SLIGHT RESEMBLANCE TO WET PAINT. WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT SLIGHT PASSING ODOR COULD HAVE BEEN AN OMEN FOR A CATASTROPHIC ENG FAILURE.

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.