Narrative:

While taxiing for departure, flight received a left tail pipe hot annunciator. During the emergency shutdown of the left engine, the flight attendant was called and she was able to confirm that the left engine was involved in a fire. Air carrier Y DC9 behind us confirmed that the aircraft was significantly involved in fire. The captain selected fuel off on both condition levers while I ordered the flight attendant to begin an emergency evacuate/evacuation out the right hand side of the aircraft. I also informed phl tower that we were executing an emergency evacuate/evacuation and immediate assistance was required. I accomplished my emergency evacuate/evacuation procedures quickly and efficiently and assisted in the evacuate/evacuation of the cabin. One point of difficulty I had, though, was deploying the left engine fire bottle. The safety wire was too heavy and very tightly bound for me to be able to move the switch. I did however, quickly transfer the right fire bottle to the left engine nacelle after abandoning my efforts on the stuck switch on the left fire bottle. 28 passenger and 1 baby plus 3 crewmembers were evacuate/evacuationed with zero injuries. The aircraft experienced significant damage. As of now, the cause is unknown. The crew is being praised for a high degree of professionalism in handling the sits.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MDT TURBOPROP EVACED PAX AND CREW ON TXWY DURING TAXI FOR TKOF DUE TO ENG FIRE. EMER DECLARED.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FOR DEP, FLT RECEIVED A L TAIL PIPE HOT ANNUNCIATOR. DURING THE EMER SHUTDOWN OF THE L ENG, THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS CALLED AND SHE WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE L ENG WAS INVOLVED IN A FIRE. ACR Y DC9 BEHIND US CONFIRMED THAT THE ACFT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY INVOLVED IN FIRE. THE CAPT SELECTED FUEL OFF ON BOTH CONDITION LEVERS WHILE I ORDERED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO BEGIN AN EMER EVAC OUT THE R HAND SIDE OF THE ACFT. I ALSO INFORMED PHL TWR THAT WE WERE EXECUTING AN EMER EVAC AND IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED. I ACCOMPLISHED MY EMER EVAC PROCS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AND ASSISTED IN THE EVAC OF THE CABIN. ONE POINT OF DIFFICULTY I HAD, THOUGH, WAS DEPLOYING THE L ENG FIRE BOTTLE. THE SAFETY WIRE WAS TOO HVY AND VERY TIGHTLY BOUND FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE SWITCH. I DID HOWEVER, QUICKLY TRANSFER THE R FIRE BOTTLE TO THE L ENG NACELLE AFTER ABANDONING MY EFFORTS ON THE STUCK SWITCH ON THE L FIRE BOTTLE. 28 PAX AND 1 BABY PLUS 3 CREWMEMBERS WERE EVACED WITH ZERO INJURIES. THE ACFT EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. AS OF NOW, THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE CREW IS BEING PRAISED FOR A HIGH DEG OF PROFESSIONALISM IN HANDLING THE SITS.

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.