Internal engine fire on the ramp.

Attributes
ACN	303490
Time
Date	199505
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phf
State Reference	VA
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 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	303490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While starting the #2 engine, we noticed that the engine was not accelerating properly, accompanied with a rapid rise in egt. The start was then aborted. While assessing the situation, our ramp personnel signaled we had a fire. We extinguished the fire and evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft in accordance with company procedure. Both passenger and flight crew members were evacuate/evacuationed without injury. We called the fire trucks as a precautionary measure and then notified the company of the situation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that there was no fire warning sounded as the fire was internal to the engine. There was a failure of the automatic starting sequence controller that ignited some fuel, then shut itself off. The reporter fired the fire bottles. There were no injuries on evacuate/evacuation and no damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INTERNAL ENG FIRE ON THE RAMP.

Narrative: WHILE STARTING THE #2 ENG, WE NOTICED THAT THE ENG WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY, ACCOMPANIED WITH A RAPID RISE IN EGT. THE START WAS THEN ABORTED. WHILE ASSESSING THE SIT, OUR RAMP PERSONNEL SIGNALED WE HAD A FIRE. WE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND EVACED THE ACFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY PROC. BOTH PAX AND FLC MEMBERS WERE EVACED WITHOUT INJURY. WE CALLED THE FIRE TRUCKS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND THEN NOTIFIED THE COMPANY OF THE SIT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE WARNING SOUNDED AS THE FIRE WAS INTERNAL TO THE ENG. THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC STARTING SEQUENCE CTLR THAT IGNITED SOME FUEL, THEN SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE RPTR FIRED THE FIRE BOTTLES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON EVAC AND NO DAMAGE.

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.