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An ATR42 while parked declared an emergency due to a #2 engine fire caused by the starter generator system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377569 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 377569 |
| 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 | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight xyz had just parked and shut down at sea airport. People had been taken into terminal by EMS which is our normal routine. I exited aircraft to go inside for paperwork for next flight. My first officer remained on the aircraft. I was inside when operations told me my engine was on fire. I went back outside immediately and saw my first officer looking at #2. He told me about 3 mins after we shut down, he got a #2 fire warning. He looked outside and saw smoke. He pulled #2 fire handle, discharged #2 agent and the warning extinguished. He called operations and told them and asked for fire trucks. He then got all ground personnel off aircraft. Fire trucks showed up but no action was necessary. Maintenance opened up cowlings and said the starter/generator had fried and started fire around existing wiring, etc. Do not know what caused this. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was an ATR42 and maintenance did not advise the reporter of the precise cause of the starter/generator combination failure. The reporter said the starter and generator operation was normal on the inbound trip with no indication of trouble. The reporter stated the FAA has not been in contact regarding this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATR42 WHILE PARKED DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO A #2 ENG FIRE CAUSED BY THE STARTER GENERATOR SYS.
Narrative: FLT XYZ HAD JUST PARKED AND SHUT DOWN AT SEA ARPT. PEOPLE HAD BEEN TAKEN INTO TERMINAL BY EMS WHICH IS OUR NORMAL ROUTINE. I EXITED ACFT TO GO INSIDE FOR PAPERWORK FOR NEXT FLT. MY FO REMAINED ON THE ACFT. I WAS INSIDE WHEN OPS TOLD ME MY ENG WAS ON FIRE. I WENT BACK OUTSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND SAW MY FO LOOKING AT #2. HE TOLD ME ABOUT 3 MINS AFTER WE SHUT DOWN, HE GOT A #2 FIRE WARNING. HE LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW SMOKE. HE PULLED #2 FIRE HANDLE, DISCHARGED #2 AGENT AND THE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. HE CALLED OPS AND TOLD THEM AND ASKED FOR FIRE TRUCKS. HE THEN GOT ALL GND PERSONNEL OFF ACFT. FIRE TRUCKS SHOWED UP BUT NO ACTION WAS NECESSARY. MAINT OPENED UP COWLINGS AND SAID THE STARTER/GENERATOR HAD FRIED AND STARTED FIRE AROUND EXISTING WIRING, ETC. DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN ATR42 AND MAINT DID NOT ADVISE THE RPTR OF THE PRECISE CAUSE OF THE STARTER/GENERATOR COMBINATION FAILURE. THE RPTR SAID THE STARTER AND GENERATOR OP WAS NORMAL ON THE INBOUND TRIP WITH NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE. THE RPTR STATED THE FAA HAS NOT BEEN IN CONTACT REGARDING THIS INCIDENT.
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.