The flight crew of a north american B-25 reported observing indications of impending engine failure ...

Attributes
ACN	1318830
Time
Date	201512
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Military Bomber
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Total 12500 Flight Crew Type 20
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 32 Flight Crew Total 28550 Flight Crew Type 42
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

We had transited airport ZZZ airspace approximately 5 minutes prior and had just started a climb as the class B airspace overhead allowed. I detected smoke accumulating in the cabin and discovered the #2 engine was trailing heavy smoke from the vicinity of the cowling and cowl flaps. The pilot flying (PF) began an immediate turn back towards ZZZ while I; pilot not flying (PNF); contacted the tower; [requested priority handling]; and requested a straight-in landing opposite to the direction of traffic. We flew direct to the approach end.the engine was still making some power and the decision was made to continue operating it at reduced power. We ran the engine failure checklist to the point of feathering and securing the engine.as we approached ZZZ; the #2 engine began to run rough and the propeller RPM made an uncommanded and abrupt increase. A portion of the #2 engine cowling departed the nacelle and oil and fuel were streaming from the now un-cowled portion of the engine. I brought this to the PF's attention and asked if he wanted the engine shut down. A fire developed and I immediately shut down the #2 engine and feathered the propeller. The fire extinguished as soon as the engine was shut down. I advised tower that the #2 engine was shut down and that we had had a fire that now appeared to be out; but requested that the fire vehicles be standing by upon landing.a normal; one engine landing was made and we exited midfield. No further fire existed and after being cleared by the fire response crew; we had the aircraft towed to a parking pad.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The flight crew of a North American B-25 reported observing indications of impending engine failure - oil steaming from the cowling; followed by visible flames. The engine was shut down; the propeller feathered; and an emergency single engine approach and landing was successfully accomplished.

Narrative: We had transited airport ZZZ airspace approximately 5 minutes prior and had just started a climb as the Class B airspace overhead allowed. I detected smoke accumulating in the cabin and discovered the #2 engine was trailing heavy smoke from the vicinity of the cowling and cowl flaps. The Pilot Flying (PF) began an immediate turn back towards ZZZ while I; Pilot Not Flying (PNF); contacted the Tower; [requested priority handling]; and requested a straight-in landing opposite to the direction of traffic. We flew direct to the approach end.The engine was still making some power and the decision was made to continue operating it at reduced power. We ran the engine failure checklist to the point of feathering and securing the engine.As we approached ZZZ; the #2 engine began to run rough and the propeller RPM made an uncommanded and abrupt increase. A portion of the #2 engine cowling departed the nacelle and oil and fuel were streaming from the now un-cowled portion of the engine. I brought this to the PF's attention and asked if he wanted the engine shut down. A fire developed and I immediately shut down the #2 engine and feathered the propeller. The fire extinguished as soon as the engine was shut down. I advised Tower that the #2 engine was shut down and that we had had a fire that now appeared to be out; but requested that the fire vehicles be standing by upon landing.A normal; one engine landing was made and we exited midfield. No further fire existed and after being cleared by the fire response crew; we had the aircraft towed to a parking pad.

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.

The flight crew of a north american B-25 reported observing indications of impending engine failure - oil steaming from the cowling; followed by visible flames. The engine was shut down; the propeller feathered; and an emergency single engine approach and landing was successfully accomplished.