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SA227AT captain reported he and the first officer evacuated the aircraft on a taxiway after shutting down the right engine because of an engine fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1367667 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SA-227 AC Metro III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After taxiing out we were stopped and holding short of the runway and doing our before take-off checklist. I advanced the power on the right engine to do the 'nts [negative torque sensing] check' and noticed as I was adding power the engine was not acting normal and the power started to decrease and this was confirmed on the RPM gauge. The engine then began to shut down. The first officer noticed that there was black smoke and fire coming from the right engine. The captain immediately executed the 'engine fire on ground' memory items and notified ATC that the engine was on fire; requested the fire trucks and that the crew was evacuating. The first officer got out the check list and confirmed all items were complete. At that point we evacuated.I see no way the crew could have avoided this event. I am very pleased in the way that the first officer and I handled the event. Our training kicked in and we executed the communication with ATC; memory items; and checklist quickly and perfectly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SA227AT Captain reported he and the First Officer evacuated the aircraft on a taxiway after shutting down the right engine because of an engine fire.
Narrative: After taxiing out we were stopped and holding short of the runway and doing our before take-off checklist. I advanced the power on the right engine to do the 'NTS [Negative Torque Sensing] check' and noticed as I was adding power the engine was not acting normal and the power started to decrease and this was confirmed on the RPM gauge. The engine then began to shut down. The first officer noticed that there was black smoke and fire coming from the right engine. The Captain immediately executed the 'Engine Fire On Ground' memory Items and notified ATC that the engine was on fire; requested the fire trucks and that the crew was evacuating. The First Officer got out the check list and confirmed all items were complete. At that point we evacuated.I see no way the crew could have avoided this event. I am very pleased in the way that the First Officer and I handled the event. Our training kicked in and we executed the communication with ATC; memory items; and checklist quickly and perfectly.
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.