<< >> NASA ASRS Report 270578, May 1994

Aircraft equipment problem malfunction causes #2 engine to flame out. Ground controller reports smoke fire.

Attributes
ACN	270578
Time
Date	199405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 1206
ASRS Report	270578
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal landing. Area upon exiting runway 28L it appeared we lost #2 generator/power to #2 engine. Immediately after this occurred ground control in sfo called to say we had black smoke coming from #2 engine. We thought this was result of #2 generator failure. Next ground said they actually saw flames. The captain immediately stopped the aircraft on the taxiway and shut full lever off to #2 engine. I put the flaps to 40 to prepare for evacuate/evacuation. Just then flight attendant called from back confirming smoke -- simultaneously turned. Said flames out, no fire. So we decided not to evacuate/evacuation. We requested fire equipment -- told the flight attendant, the problem with generator and asked them to keep an eye on the #2 engine and not to evacuate/evacuation, going to the gate. Requested fire equipment to follow us to gate. Before taxiing again checked overheat/fire test to make sure it was operating normally. Checked ok, but never received any overheat or fire warnings from #2 engine. We parked at gate, and the captain made announcement to passenger and requested normal deplaning. Passenger deplaned in quiet normal maneuver -- no hysteria or questions from public. Approximately 116 souls on board. Explained situation to maintenance, fire department and maintenance took over. We left the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION CAUSES #2 ENG TO FLAME OUT. GND CTLR RPTS SMOKE FIRE.

Narrative: NORMAL LNDG. AREA UPON EXITING RWY 28L IT APPEARED WE LOST #2 GENERATOR/PWR TO #2 ENG. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OCCURRED GND CTL IN SFO CALLED TO SAY WE HAD BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM #2 ENG. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS RESULT OF #2 GENERATOR FAILURE. NEXT GND SAID THEY ACTUALLY SAW FLAMES. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT ON THE TXWY AND SHUT FULL LEVER OFF TO #2 ENG. I PUT THE FLAPS TO 40 TO PREPARE FOR EVAC. JUST THEN FLT ATTENDANT CALLED FROM BACK CONFIRMING SMOKE -- SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNED. SAID FLAMES OUT, NO FIRE. SO WE DECIDED NOT TO EVAC. WE REQUESTED FIRE EQUIP -- TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANT, THE PROB WITH GENERATOR AND ASKED THEM TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE #2 ENG AND NOT TO EVAC, GOING TO THE GATE. REQUESTED FIRE EQUIP TO FOLLOW US TO GATE. BEFORE TAXIING AGAIN CHKED OVERHEAT/FIRE TEST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. CHKED OK, BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY OVERHEAT OR FIRE WARNINGS FROM #2 ENG. WE PARKED AT GATE, AND THE CAPT MADE ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAX AND REQUESTED NORMAL DEPLANING. PAX DEPLANED IN QUIET NORMAL MANEUVER -- NO HYSTERIA OR QUESTIONS FROM PUBLIC. APPROX 116 SOULS ON BOARD. EXPLAINED SIT TO MAINT, FIRE DEPT AND MAINT TOOK OVER. WE LEFT THE ACFT.

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.