Aircraft equipment problem. Failed B ignition system engine fire.

Attributes
ACN	320767
Time
Date	199511
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cdg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	320767
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing for takeoff, during delayed engine start procedure, a fire erupted in the left engine. There were no cockpit indications of any problems, other than no egt rise. We were alerted of the fire by another aircraft taxiing behind us. Fire was extinguished by motoring the engine with no further problems experienced. However, emergency equipment was called out, and followed us on our return to the gate. Maintenance found a failed 'B' ignition system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. FAILED B IGNITION SYS ENG FIRE.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF, DURING DELAYED ENG START PROC, A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE L ENG. THERE WERE NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBS, OTHER THAN NO EGT RISE. WE WERE ALERTED OF THE FIRE BY ANOTHER ACFT TAXIING BEHIND US. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY MOTORING THE ENG WITH NO FURTHER PROBS EXPERIENCED. HOWEVER, EMER EQUIP WAS CALLED OUT, AND FOLLOWED US ON OUR RETURN TO THE GATE. MAINT FOUND A FAILED 'B' IGNITION SYS.

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.