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B737 first officer is informed by the captain via cell phone while preflighting the exterior that the number two engine had caught on fire and both fire bottles had been discharged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1283460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BWI.Airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fire/Overheat Warning |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Captain informed me via phone; that while still preflighting the aircraft; the #2 engine caught on fire. Captain blew fire bottle; then blew the second bottle. He had passengers (about 16 through) evacuate the aircraft through the forward entry door. Fire department was called.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 First Officer is informed by the Captain via cell phone while preflighting the exterior that the number two engine had caught on fire and both fire bottles had been discharged.
Narrative: Captain informed me via phone; that while still preflighting the aircraft; the #2 engine caught on fire. Captain blew fire bottle; then blew the second bottle. He had passengers (about 16 through) evacuate the aircraft through the forward entry door. Fire department was called.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.