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Captain of an ATR72 feathered one engine during taxi to parking hold causing an engine fire and evacuate/evacuation of the passenger on the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 459259 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower tower : essa.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 220 |
| ASRS Report | 459259 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 459261 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : aircraft engine fire indication other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While sitting on the taxiway waiting for clearance onto the ramp, the captain moved the #1 engine condition lever to the feather position. A fire warning promptly ensued. The captain accomplished the memory items then called for the QRH. I contacted ground to inform them of our indications. The captain called the flight attendants to command the evacuate/evacuation. The captain and first officer finished checklists then proceeded aft to assist in the evacuate/evacuation. There were no injuries and no aircraft damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN ATR72 FEATHERED ONE ENG DURING TAXI TO PARKING HOLD CAUSING AN ENG FIRE AND EVAC OF THE PAX ON THE TXWY.
Narrative: WHILE SITTING ON THE TXWY WAITING FOR CLRNC ONTO THE RAMP, THE CAPT MOVED THE #1 ENG CONDITION LEVER TO THE FEATHER POS. A FIRE WARNING PROMPTLY ENSUED. THE CAPT ACCOMPLISHED THE MEMORY ITEMS THEN CALLED FOR THE QRH. I CONTACTED GND TO INFORM THEM OF OUR INDICATIONS. THE CAPT CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO COMMAND THE EVAC. THE CAPT AND FO FINISHED CHKLISTS THEN PROCEEDED AFT TO ASSIST IN THE EVAC. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO ACFT DAMAGE.
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.