AT72 has engine fire. Flight crew declares emergency and lands.

Attributes
ACN	551199
Time
Date	200205
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	551199
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng fire warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb from runway 12 through 15000 ft, #2 engine developed surge, followed by fire indication. Performed engine fire/failure checklist. As soon as we put cond lever shutoff, fire indication extinguished. Decided to pull fire handle to secure engine. Returned and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT72 HAS ENG FIRE. FLC DECLARES EMER AND LANDS.

Narrative: ON CLB FROM RWY 12 THROUGH 15000 FT, #2 ENG DEVELOPED SURGE, FOLLOWED BY FIRE INDICATION. PERFORMED ENG FIRE/FAILURE CHKLIST. AS SOON AS WE PUT COND LEVER SHUTOFF, FIRE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. DECIDED TO PULL FIRE HANDLE TO SECURE ENG. RETURNED AND LANDED.

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.