Narrative:

During parking checklist, cockpit and cabin door opened. Ramper entered cockpit and advised right engine on fire. There were no fire indications in the cockpit. Captain pulled #2 fire handle and discharged bottle #1. Via ground interphone, informed right engine still on fire. Captain discharged bottle #2 into right engine. Cockpit crew initiated and completed ground evacuate/evacuation checklist. No known injuries to passenger or crew. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: first officer reporter stated that, fortunately for them, both of the engines had been left running as there was a short taxi with no gate delay. The crew noted the oil quantity in the shutdown checklist with the #2 engine showing 12 quarts. After the shutdown was completed, the quantity had dropped to 8 quarts. The PIC made a comment that the ramp might have some oil on it. At that point, the crew did not know that the 8TH stage bearing had failed and oil was spouting out onto the hot section in the exhaust area, creating a fire. The passenger and flight attendants did not note the fire as it was a hot day and just as the aircraft was parked, the PIC made a request for the shades to be dropped on the windows to keep the aircraft cooler. When the fire was known, the PIC coordination with the cabin via the PA and the remaining passenger were hurried off the aircraft through the front door. It was a light load. Emergency ground equipment was called in conjunction with the evacuate/evacuation checklist.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLC FIRES BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES TO #2 ENG IN AN ATTEMPT TO PUT OUT A FIRE THAT WAS NEAR THE TAIL OF THE ENG AFTER PARKING AT THE RAMP IN DFW, TX.

Narrative: DURING PARKING CHKLIST, COCKPIT AND CABIN DOOR OPENED. RAMPER ENTERED COCKPIT AND ADVISED R ENG ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO FIRE INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT. CAPT PULLED #2 FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED BOTTLE #1. VIA GND INTERPHONE, INFORMED R ENG STILL ON FIRE. CAPT DISCHARGED BOTTLE #2 INTO R ENG. COCKPIT CREW INITIATED AND COMPLETED GND EVAC CHKLIST. NO KNOWN INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FO RPTR STATED THAT, FORTUNATELY FOR THEM, BOTH OF THE ENGS HAD BEEN LEFT RUNNING AS THERE WAS A SHORT TAXI WITH NO GATE DELAY. THE CREW NOTED THE OIL QUANTITY IN THE SHUTDOWN CHKLIST WITH THE #2 ENG SHOWING 12 QUARTS. AFTER THE SHUTDOWN WAS COMPLETED, THE QUANTITY HAD DROPPED TO 8 QUARTS. THE PIC MADE A COMMENT THAT THE RAMP MIGHT HAVE SOME OIL ON IT. AT THAT POINT, THE CREW DID NOT KNOW THAT THE 8TH STAGE BEARING HAD FAILED AND OIL WAS SPOUTING OUT ONTO THE HOT SECTION IN THE EXHAUST AREA, CREATING A FIRE. THE PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS DID NOT NOTE THE FIRE AS IT WAS A HOT DAY AND JUST AS THE ACFT WAS PARKED, THE PIC MADE A REQUEST FOR THE SHADES TO BE DROPPED ON THE WINDOWS TO KEEP THE ACFT COOLER. WHEN THE FIRE WAS KNOWN, THE PIC COORD WITH THE CABIN VIA THE PA AND THE REMAINING PAX WERE HURRIED OFF THE ACFT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. IT WAS A LIGHT LOAD. EMER GND EQUIP WAS CALLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EVAC CHKLIST.

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.