Engine shutdown due to auxiliary generator fire. Proceeded to destination.

Attributes
ACN	172662
Time
Date	199103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rmg airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : btv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4160 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	172662
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	172822
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Hsv-atl flight. Leveling off at cruise when left np momentarily dropped to 91.8. F/a called cockpit and said passenger reported sparks and flames out of left engine. Other than momentary drop in left np, we saw no indication in cockpit. We were at level cruise by then, and as a precautionary measure, followed engine shutdown procedure and used appropriate checklist for left engine. By the time the procedure was completed and checklist used, we were at rome VOR. Rome VOR followed rome arrival into ATC and requested and received priority landing. Single engine performance was good and passenger were told of situation. On the ground, maintenance informed me the left auxiliary generator had burned up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO AUX GENERATOR FIRE. PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION.

Narrative: HSV-ATL FLT. LEVELING OFF AT CRUISE WHEN LEFT NP MOMENTARILY DROPPED TO 91.8. F/A CALLED COCKPIT AND SAID PAX RPTED SPARKS AND FLAMES OUT OF LEFT ENG. OTHER THAN MOMENTARY DROP IN LEFT NP, WE SAW NO INDICATION IN COCKPIT. WE WERE AT LEVEL CRUISE BY THEN, AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, FOLLOWED ENG SHUTDOWN PROC AND USED APPROPRIATE CHKLIST FOR LEFT ENG. BY THE TIME THE PROC WAS COMPLETED AND CHKLIST USED, WE WERE AT ROME VOR. ROME VOR FOLLOWED ROME ARR INTO ATC AND REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PRIORITY LNDG. SINGLE ENG PERFORMANCE WAS GOOD AND PAX WERE TOLD OF SITUATION. ON THE GND, MAINT INFORMED ME THE LEFT AUX GENERATOR HAD BURNED UP.

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