Flight crew of a B727-247 experienced an engine fire during taxi to gate caused by a faulty generator alternator. Fire bottles were dispensed and fire put out. Passenger were evacuate/evacuationed through the forward entrance door with no injuries. Engine fire was caused by a 'generator meltdown.'

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Attributes
ACN	374841
Time
Date	199707
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	374841
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At 500 ft on approach, #1 generator tripped with normal indications. All other indications normal. Uneventful landing, rollout and taxi in was accomplished. As so was running the checklist in attempt to restore #1 generator, simultaneously with him closing the field switch, #1 engine fire warnings were noted (bell, light in fire handle, system fire loop lights) no other abnormal indications. Throttle was already at idle. (We were 50 ft from gate.) continued taxi to gate, shut down #1 engine. Called for fire checklist and called for crash crew. Pulled fire handle. Shot #1 fire bottle. Waited 30 seconds. Second bottle did not fire. About 1 min after bottle #1 was fired, light went out in fire handle. Airport fire rescue people responded expeditiously along with air carrier maintenance. Air carrier maintenance later informed us that the generator had melted down. All passenger evacuate/evacuationed through forward entry door in orderly manner with no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B727-247 EXPERIENCED AN ENG FIRE DURING TAXI TO GATE CAUSED BY A FAULTY GENERATOR ALTERNATOR. FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISPENSED AND FIRE PUT OUT. PAX WERE EVACED THROUGH THE FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR WITH NO INJURIES. ENG FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A 'GENERATOR MELTDOWN.'

Narrative: AT 500 FT ON APCH, #1 GENERATOR TRIPPED WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. UNEVENTFUL LNDG, ROLLOUT AND TAXI IN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AS SO WAS RUNNING THE CHKLIST IN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE #1 GENERATOR, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH HIM CLOSING THE FIELD SWITCH, #1 ENG FIRE WARNINGS WERE NOTED (BELL, LIGHT IN FIRE HANDLE, SYS FIRE LOOP LIGHTS) NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. THROTTLE WAS ALREADY AT IDLE. (WE WERE 50 FT FROM GATE.) CONTINUED TAXI TO GATE, SHUT DOWN #1 ENG. CALLED FOR FIRE CHKLIST AND CALLED FOR CRASH CREW. PULLED FIRE HANDLE. SHOT #1 FIRE BOTTLE. WAITED 30 SECONDS. SECOND BOTTLE DID NOT FIRE. ABOUT 1 MIN AFTER BOTTLE #1 WAS FIRED, LIGHT WENT OUT IN FIRE HANDLE. ARPT FIRE RESCUE PEOPLE RESPONDED EXPEDITIOUSLY ALONG WITH ACR MAINT. ACR MAINT LATER INFORMED US THAT THE GENERATOR HAD MELTED DOWN. ALL PAX EVACED THROUGH FORWARD ENTRY DOOR IN ORDERLY MANNER WITH NO INJURIES.

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.