A PA31 navajo on taxiing after landing experienced a fire in the left engine nacelle aft of the fire...

Attributes
ACN	369243
Time
Date	199705
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : srb
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2325 flight time type : 335
ASRS Report	369243
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I departed srq at approximately XA15Z and was en route to hnb. While en route approximately 25 mi southwest of cha, was cruising at 14000 ft and decided to land at srb to add fuel to the aircraft and let the passenger rest before continuing on to hnb. While approximately 25 mi from srb I noticed the left fuel gauge reading lower than normal. I made a normal landing at srb. While stopping to turn from the runway, I noticed the left engine compartment contained fire behind the engine firewall. I had the airplane evacuate/evacuationed and put the fire out with the aircraft fire extinguisher. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter noticed during the flight the left fuel quantity indicator was reading lower than normal and had decided to refuel. Landing was normal but on taxiing reporter discovered the fire in the left engine nacelle. The fire was caused by the engine driven fuel pump leaking excessively. The pump assembly fasteners were found loose even though safety wire was installed in the fasteners. The FAA has taken possession of the pump for investigation. The aircraft sustained extensive damage, hoses burned. A false spar supporting the landing damaged needs to be replaced. No passenger injuries were incurred. The engine was an avco lycoming T10-540-J2BD.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA31 NAVAJO ON TAXIING AFTER LNDG EXPERIENCED A FIRE IN THE L ENG NACELLE AFT OF THE FIREWALL. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH ACFT EXTINGUISHER.

Narrative: I DEPARTED SRQ AT APPROX XA15Z AND WAS ENRTE TO HNB. WHILE ENRTE APPROX 25 MI SW OF CHA, WAS CRUISING AT 14000 FT AND DECIDED TO LAND AT SRB TO ADD FUEL TO THE ACFT AND LET THE PAX REST BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO HNB. WHILE APPROX 25 MI FROM SRB I NOTICED THE L FUEL GAUGE READING LOWER THAN NORMAL. I MADE A NORMAL LNDG AT SRB. WHILE STOPPING TO TURN FROM THE RWY, I NOTICED THE L ENG COMPARTMENT CONTAINED FIRE BEHIND THE ENG FIREWALL. I HAD THE AIRPLANE EVACED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH THE ACFT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR NOTICED DURING THE FLT THE L FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS READING LOWER THAN NORMAL AND HAD DECIDED TO REFUEL. LNDG WAS NORMAL BUT ON TAXIING RPTR DISCOVERED THE FIRE IN THE L ENG NACELLE. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE PUMP ASSEMBLY FASTENERS WERE FOUND LOOSE EVEN THOUGH SAFETY WIRE WAS INSTALLED IN THE FASTENERS. THE FAA HAS TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE PUMP FOR INVESTIGATION. THE ACFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, HOSES BURNED. A FALSE SPAR SUPPORTING THE LNDG DAMAGED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO PAX INJURIES WERE INCURRED. THE ENG WAS AN AVCO LYCOMING T10-540-J2BD.

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.

A PA31 navajo on taxiing after landing experienced a fire in the left engine nacelle aft of the firewall. Fire was extinguished with aircraft extinguisher.