An on the ground engine fire in the #1 engine of an ATR72.

Attributes
ACN	569476
Time
Date	200212
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	569476
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fire warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine #1 fire on ground. Evacuate/evacuation aircraft through main door. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the #1 engine had been running for several mins when the fire warning activated. The engine was shut down and the fire fought in accordance with the checklist engine fire procedures. The passenger were evacuate/evacuationed and crash fire rescue equipment came to the scene. No determination has been relayed to the reporter as to whether it was a malfunction of the fire warning system or an actual fire.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ON THE GND ENG FIRE IN THE #1 ENG OF AN ATR72.

Narrative: ENG #1 FIRE ON GND. EVAC ACFT THROUGH MAIN DOOR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE #1 ENG HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR SEVERAL MINS WHEN THE FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE FOUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHKLIST ENG FIRE PROCS. THE PAX WERE EVACED AND CFR CAME TO THE SCENE. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN RELAYED TO THE RPTR AS TO WHETHER IT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE FIRE WARNING SYS OR AN ACTUAL FIRE.

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.