ATCT ground controller at spi had a problem with the crash phone to report an aircraft fire.

Attributes
ACN	477152
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : spi.tower
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : spi.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Corsair
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 4 controller time certified in position1 : 2
ASRS Report	477152
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : crash phone other controllera other flight crewa other other : dispatcher(3)
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued alert flight crew : diverted to alternate none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

On landing roll a fire was noticed on the right side cowling. I picked up the crash phone to initiate an alert. The phone has a clicking noise and is then silent. I repeated my alert 3 times until the safety dispatcher was able to get through via cell phone to assure me the alert was heard. Suggest the use of a radio instead of cell phone for remote use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT GND CTLR AT SPI HAD A PROB WITH THE CRASH PHONE TO RPT AN ACFT FIRE.

Narrative: ON LNDG ROLL A FIRE WAS NOTICED ON THE R SIDE COWLING. I PICKED UP THE CRASH PHONE TO INITIATE AN ALERT. THE PHONE HAS A CLICKING NOISE AND IS THEN SILENT. I REPEATED MY ALERT 3 TIMES UNTIL THE SAFETY DISPATCHER WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH VIA CELL PHONE TO ASSURE ME THE ALERT WAS HEARD. SUGGEST THE USE OF A RADIO INSTEAD OF CELL PHONE FOR REMOTE USE.

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.