A commercial fixed wing large transport on climb out at 13000 ft diverted due to a #4 engine fire.

Attributes
ACN	386289
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	386289
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 flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At approximately 13500 ft the fire warning light and bell sounded on #4 engine. Myself and first officer ran the engine fire checklist while the captain continued to fly aircraft. I discharged the fire agent into #4 engine and the light stayed on. After 30 seconds, I fired the second bottle into #4 engine and the light went out. The captain advised center of the engine failure and requested a return to mia. The crew advised mia to have the men and equipment standing by, but was not declaring an emergency. After touchdown as aircraft was leaving the runway, #4 engine fire light came on. The first officer opened his window to look at #4 engine and the engine was on fire. The tower was advised and the crew evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft. The men and equipment were not standing by the runway but were standing by at the fire house. The fire trucks arrived in about 4 mins and put the fire out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING LGT ON CLBOUT AT 13000 FT DIVERTED DUE TO A #4 ENG FIRE.

Narrative: AT APPROX 13500 FT THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL SOUNDED ON #4 ENG. MYSELF AND FO RAN THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST WHILE THE CAPT CONTINUED TO FLY ACFT. I DISCHARGED THE FIRE AGENT INTO #4 ENG AND THE LIGHT STAYED ON. AFTER 30 SECONDS, I FIRED THE SECOND BOTTLE INTO #4 ENG AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE CAPT ADVISED CTR OF THE ENG FAILURE AND REQUESTED A RETURN TO MIA. THE CREW ADVISED MIA TO HAVE THE MEN AND EQUIP STANDING BY, BUT WAS NOT DECLARING AN EMER. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AS ACFT WAS LEAVING THE RWY, #4 ENG FIRE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FO OPENED HIS WINDOW TO LOOK AT #4 ENG AND THE ENG WAS ON FIRE. THE TWR WAS ADVISED AND THE CREW EVACED THE ACFT. THE MEN AND EQUIP WERE NOT STANDING BY THE RWY BUT WERE STANDING BY AT THE FIRE HOUSE. THE FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED IN ABOUT 4 MINS AND PUT THE FIRE OUT.

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.