During climb air carrier A300-600 experienced a #1 engine fire. Flight crew returned to land and evacuate/evacuationed aircraft with only 3 exits due to a door that would not fully open.

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Attributes
ACN	408417
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sju
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sju tower : sju tower : sba
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	408417
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 5 mins after takeoff, there was a loud bang from the left wing engine. We later learned the engine was on fire. Evacuate/evacuationed aircraft in sju. Captain told us not to use left exits. Door 3R did not open fully. Evacuate/evacuationed aircraft with only 3 usable exits. Only problems were with carry-on bags. Aside from a few minor burns (due to the slide) there were no major injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING CLB ACR A300-600 EXPERIENCED A #1 ENG FIRE. FLC RETURNED TO LAND AND EVACED ACFT WITH ONLY 3 EXITS DUE TO A DOOR THAT WOULD NOT FULLY OPEN.

Narrative: APPROX 5 MINS AFTER TKOF, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE L WING ENG. WE LATER LEARNED THE ENG WAS ON FIRE. EVACED ACFT IN SJU. CAPT TOLD US NOT TO USE L EXITS. DOOR 3R DID NOT OPEN FULLY. EVACED ACFT WITH ONLY 3 USABLE EXITS. ONLY PROBS WERE WITH CARRY-ON BAGS. ASIDE FROM A FEW MINOR BURNS (DUE TO THE SLIDE) THERE WERE NO MAJOR 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.