Widebody transport had tailpipe fire after engine shutdown at gate.

Attributes
ACN	95397
Time
Date	198810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	95397
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Arrived at gate at mia on flight from pap. Normal engine shutdown and securing checklist were completed. I left the airplane and went through customs. I was later informed the fire department responded to a tail pipe fire in the #2 engine. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: shutdown and checklist were normal. First officer and second officer left the airplane. Ground crew told captain about tail pipe fire. Unfortunately, the APU was inoperative so there was no way the captain could motor the engine to blow out the fires. The fire department was called and put out the fire. No known damage to aircraft. Suspect that a faulty fuel controller allowed a fuel puddle to form in tail pipe. Crew has received no comment from the company concerning the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB HAD TAILPIPE FIRE AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT GATE.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT GATE AT MIA ON FLT FROM PAP. NORMAL ENG SHUTDOWN AND SECURING CHKLIST WERE COMPLETED. I LEFT THE AIRPLANE AND WENT THROUGH CUSTOMS. I WAS LATER INFORMED THE FIRE DEPT RESPONDED TO A TAIL PIPE FIRE IN THE #2 ENG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: SHUTDOWN AND CHKLIST WERE NORMAL. F/O AND S/O LEFT THE AIRPLANE. GND CREW TOLD CAPT ABOUT TAIL PIPE FIRE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE APU WAS INOP SO THERE WAS NO WAY THE CAPT COULD MOTOR THE ENG TO BLOW OUT THE FIRES. THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. NO KNOWN DAMAGE TO ACFT. SUSPECT THAT A FAULTY FUEL CTLR ALLOWED A FUEL PUDDLE TO FORM IN TAIL PIPE. CREW HAS RECEIVED NO COMMENT FROM THE COMPANY CONCERNING THE INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.