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A fairchild metropolitan III engine caught fire after landing and automatic shutdown with no fire warning indication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 800508 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Merlin III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 800508 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
My flight started under normal operations. The flight to ZZZ was without incident. The WX was VFR; no turbulence was encountered during the flight. After landing; once I cleared the runway I began my taxi to the ramp. As I was taxiing the left oil pressure light came on. Shortly thereafter the left generator light illuminated along with other associated annunciators. The propeller went to a flat pitch as the engine started spooling down and came to a stop. It caught on fire and there were no fire indications. I pulled the stop and feather and pushed the stop switch; there were flames coming from the exhaust and the intake. I shut the right engine and proceeded to exit the aircraft. The fire was out so I did not press the fire bottle. I made sure the aircraft was secure before we proceeded to unload the aircraft. I called dispatch and the acp for ZZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FAIRCHILD METRO III ENG CAUGHT FIRE AFTER LNDG AND AUTO SHUTDOWN WITH NO FIRE WARNING INDICATION.
Narrative: MY FLT STARTED UNDER NORMAL OPS. THE FLT TO ZZZ WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE WX WAS VFR; NO TURB WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FLT. AFTER LNDG; ONCE I CLRED THE RWY I BEGAN MY TAXI TO THE RAMP. AS I WAS TAXIING THE L OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE L GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH OTHER ASSOCIATED ANNUNCIATORS. THE PROP WENT TO A FLAT PITCH AS THE ENG STARTED SPOOLING DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP. IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THERE WERE NO FIRE INDICATIONS. I PULLED THE STOP AND FEATHER AND PUSHED THE STOP SWITCH; THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE INTAKE. I SHUT THE R ENG AND PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE ACFT. THE FIRE WAS OUT SO I DID NOT PRESS THE FIRE BOTTLE. I MADE SURE THE ACFT WAS SECURE BEFORE WE PROCEEDED TO UNLOAD THE ACFT. I CALLED DISPATCH AND THE ACP FOR ZZZZ.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.